#996235#996235

#996235 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.094 H 58.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#996235
RGB	rgb(153, 98, 53)
HSL	hsl(27, 49%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(27, 65%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 35.9%, 65.4%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.67, 17.80, 34.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.67, 38.66, 62.58°)
OKLab	oklab(54.68% 0.0492 0.0796)
OKLCH	oklch(54.68% 0.094 58.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.1484, 15.7664, 5.4549)
Luminance	0.1577 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#996235 #356C99

analogous

#99353A #996235 #999435

triadic

#996235 #359962 #623599

tetradic

#996235 #3A9935 #356C99 #943599

square

#996235 #3A9935 #356C99 #943599

split-complementary

#996235 #359994 #353A99

monochromatic

#3E2816 #6C4525 #996235 #C1804B #D0A078

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.06

#996235 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#996235 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #996235

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##996235	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##996235	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)

#726731

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7435

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A75658

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #996235;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 98, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.094 58.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb8f6e',
    500: '#996235',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #996235;
$custom-light: #bb8f6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#996235",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 27,
    "s": 48.544,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54682,
    "c": 0.09356,
    "h": 58.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15765
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#996235

secondary

#7199B9

accent

#9BD850

background

#FCF8F6

surface

#F8F0EC

border

#D1CBC7

text

#120C07

muted

#817D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #996235

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

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