#996218#996218

#996218 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.110 H 68.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#996218
RGB	rgb(153, 98, 24)
HSL	hsl(34, 73%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(34, 84%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 35.9%, 84.3%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.41, 16.35, 47.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.41, 50.34, 71.04°)
OKLab	oklab(54.4% 0.0407 0.1019)
OKLCH	oklch(54.4% 0.11 68.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.6709, 15.5753, 2.9397)
Luminance	0.1557 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#996218 #184F99

analogous

#992218 #996218 #8F9918

triadic

#996218 #189962 #621899

tetradic

#996218 #189922 #184F99 #99188F

square

#996218 #189922 #184F99 #99188F

split-complementary

#996218 #188F99 #221899

monochromatic

#2F1E07 #644010 #996218 #CE8420 #E2A149

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.10

#996218 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#996218 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #996218

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##996218	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##996218	1.00	5.10	4.11	5.10
#FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#746608

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81731A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A75554

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #996218;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 98, 24);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.110 68.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd8e5c',
    500: '#996218',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #996218;
$custom-light: #bd8e5c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#996218",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 24
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 34.419,
    "s": 72.881,
    "l": 34.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54404,
    "c": 0.10975,
    "h": 68.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15574
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#996218

secondary

#497DC4

accent

#86F038

background

#FCF8F5

surface

#F8F0E9

border

#D1CBC5

text

#130C04

muted

#827D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #996218

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

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