#996233#996233

#996233 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.095 H 59.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#996233
RGB	rgb(153, 98, 51)
HSL	hsl(28, 50%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(28, 67%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 35.9%, 66.7%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.64, 17.67, 35.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.64, 39.53, 63.45°)
OKLab	oklab(54.66% 0.0484 0.0816)
OKLCH	oklch(54.66% 0.095 59.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.1034, 15.7483, 5.2176)
Luminance	0.1575 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#996233 #336A99

analogous

#993337 #996233 #999533

triadic

#996233 #339962 #623399

tetradic

#996233 #379933 #336A99 #953399

square

#996233 #379933 #336A99 #953399

split-complementary

#996233 #339995 #333799

monochromatic

#3D2714 #6B4524 #996233 #C28047 #D1A075

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.06

#996233 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#996233 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #996233

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##996233	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##996233	1.00	5.06	4.15	5.06
#FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#73672E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807333

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A75657

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #996233;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 98, 51);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.095 59.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb8f6c',
    500: '#996233',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #996233;
$custom-light: #bb8f6c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#996233",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 51
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 27.647,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54656,
    "c": 0.09486,
    "h": 59.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15747
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#996233

secondary

#6E97B9

accent

#99DA4E

background

#FCF8F6

surface

#F8F0EB

border

#D1CBC6

text

#120C07

muted

#817D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #996233

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

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