#996221#996221

#996221 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.106 H 66.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#996221
RGB	rgb(153, 98, 33)
HSL	hsl(33, 65%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(33, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 35.9%, 78.4%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.47, 16.69, 44.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.47, 47.07, 69.23°)
OKLab	oklab(54.47% 0.0428 0.0965)
OKLCH	oklch(54.47% 0.106 66.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.7805, 15.6192, 3.5169)
Luminance	0.1562 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#996221 #215899

analogous

#992621 #996221 #949921

triadic

#996221 #219962 #622199

tetradic

#996221 #219926 #215899 #992194

square

#996221 #219926 #215899 #992194

split-complementary

#996221 #219499 #262199

monochromatic

#34220B #674216 #996221 #CB822C #DBA059

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#996221 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#996221 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #996221

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##996221	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##996221	1.00	5.09	4.12	5.09
#FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#746618

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817322

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A75555

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #996221;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 98, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.106 66.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc8e61',
    500: '#996221',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #996221;
$custom-light: #bc8e61;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#996221",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 32.5,
    "s": 64.516,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54468,
    "c": 0.10554,
    "h": 66.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15617
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#996221

secondary

#5687BF

accent

#8DE840

background

#FCF8F5

surface

#F8F0EA

border

#D1CBC6

text

#130C05

muted

#827D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #996221

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

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