#996142#996142

#996142 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.086 H 49.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#996142
RGB	rgb(153, 97, 66)
HSL	hsl(21, 40%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(21, 57%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 36.6%, 56.9%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.60, 19.39, 26.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.60, 33.23, 54.30°)
OKLab	oklab(54.69% 0.0559 0.0649)
OKLCH	oklch(54.69% 0.086 49.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.3961, 15.7167, 7.2180)
Luminance	0.1572 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#996142 #427A99

analogous

#99424F #996142 #998C42

triadic

#996142 #429961 #614299

tetradic

#996142 #4F9942 #427A99 #8C4299

square

#996142 #4F9942 #427A99 #8C4299

split-complementary

#996142 #42998C #424F99

monochromatic

#432B1D #6E4630 #996142 #BA7F5E #CCA189

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#996142 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#996142 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #996142

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##996142	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##996142	1.00	5.07	4.14	5.07
#FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#70673F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7342

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A65759

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #996142;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 97, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.086 49.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba8e77',
    500: '#996142',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #996142;
$custom-light: #ba8e77;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#996142",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 97,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 21.379,
    "s": 39.726,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5469,
    "c": 0.08567,
    "h": 49.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15715
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#996142

secondary

#80A3B7

accent

#A5D058

background

#FBF8F7

surface

#F7F0ED

border

#D0CBC8

text

#120C08

muted

#817D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #996142

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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