#996234#996234

#996234 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.094 H 58.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#996234
RGB	rgb(153, 98, 52)
HSL	hsl(27, 49%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(27, 66%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 35.9%, 66%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.65, 17.74, 34.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.65, 39.09, 63.02°)
OKLab	oklab(54.67% 0.0488 0.0806)
OKLCH	oklch(54.67% 0.094 58.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.1257, 15.7573, 5.3350)
Luminance	0.1576 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#996234 #346B99

analogous

#993438 #996234 #999434

triadic

#996234 #349962 #623499

tetradic

#996234 #389934 #346B99 #943499

square

#996234 #389934 #346B99 #943499

split-complementary

#996234 #349994 #343899

monochromatic

#3E2715 #6B4524 #996234 #C18049 #D1A077

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.06

#996234 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#996234 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #996234

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##996234	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##996234	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)

#736730

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807334

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A75657

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #996234;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 98, 52);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.094 58.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb8f6d',
    500: '#996234',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #996234;
$custom-light: #bb8f6d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#996234",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 52
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 27.327,
    "s": 49.268,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54669,
    "c": 0.0942,
    "h": 58.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15756
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#996234

secondary

#7098B9

accent

#9AD94F

background

#FCF8F6

surface

#F8F0EB

border

#D1CBC6

text

#120C07

muted

#817D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #996234

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

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