#996231#996231

#996231 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.096 H 60.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#996231
RGB	rgb(153, 98, 49)
HSL	hsl(28, 51%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(28, 68%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 35.9%, 68%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.62, 17.54, 36.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.62, 40.40, 64.27°)
OKLab	oklab(54.63% 0.0477 0.0835)
OKLCH	oklch(54.63% 0.096 60.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.0602, 15.7311, 4.9904)
Luminance	0.1573 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#996231 #316899

analogous

#993134 #996231 #999631

triadic

#996231 #319962 #623199

tetradic

#996231 #349931 #316899 #963199

square

#996231 #349931 #316899 #963199

split-complementary

#996231 #319996 #313499

monochromatic

#3C2713 #6B4422 #996231 #C38044 #D29F72

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#996231 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#996231 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #996231

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##996231	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##996231	1.00	5.07	4.15	5.07
#FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#73672C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807331

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A75657

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #996231;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 98, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.096 60.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb8f6b',
    500: '#996231',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #996231;
$custom-light: #bb8f6b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#996231",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 28.269,
    "s": 51.485,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54631,
    "c": 0.09614,
    "h": 60.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15729
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#996231

secondary

#6C95BA

accent

#98DB4D

background

#FCF8F6

surface

#F8F0EB

border

#D1CBC6

text

#120C07

muted

#817D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #996231

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

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