#996236#996236

#996236 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.093 H 57.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#996236
RGB	rgb(153, 98, 54)
HSL	hsl(27, 48%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(27, 65%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 35.9%, 64.7%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.68, 17.87, 33.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.68, 38.23, 62.12°)
OKLab	oklab(54.7% 0.0495 0.0786)
OKLCH	oklch(54.7% 0.093 57.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.1717, 15.7757, 5.5773)
Luminance	0.1577 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#996236 #366D99

analogous

#99363B #996236 #999336

triadic

#996236 #369962 #623699

tetradic

#996236 #3B9936 #366D99 #933699

square

#996236 #3B9936 #366D99 #933699

split-complementary

#996236 #369993 #363B99

monochromatic

#3F2816 #6C4526 #996236 #C0804C #D0A07A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#996236 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#996236 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #996236

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##996236	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##996236	1.00	5.05	4.15	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#726732

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7436

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A75658

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #996236;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 98, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.093 57.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb8f6e',
    500: '#996236',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #996236;
$custom-light: #bb8f6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#996236",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 26.667,
    "s": 47.826,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54696,
    "c": 0.0929,
    "h": 57.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15774
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#996236

secondary

#7299B9

accent

#9BD750

background

#FCF8F6

surface

#F8F0EC

border

#D1CBC7

text

#120C07

muted

#817D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #996236

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

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