#996239#996239

#996239 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.091 H 56.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#996239
RGB	rgb(153, 98, 57)
HSL	hsl(26, 46%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(26, 63%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 35.9%, 62.7%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.72, 18.09, 32.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.72, 36.93, 60.67°)
OKLab	oklab(54.74% 0.0507 0.0755)
OKLCH	oklch(54.74% 0.091 56.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.2443, 15.8047, 5.9599)
Luminance	0.1580 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#996239 #397099

analogous

#993940 #996239 #999239

triadic

#996239 #399962 #623999

tetradic

#996239 #409939 #397099 #923999

square

#996239 #409939 #397099 #923999

split-complementary

#996239 #399992 #394099

monochromatic

#402918 #6C4528 #996239 #BE8051 #CFA07E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#996239 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#996239 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #996239

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##996239	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##996239	1.00	5.05	4.16	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#726735

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7439

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A65758

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #996239;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 98, 57);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.091 56.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb8f70',
    500: '#996239',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #996239;
$custom-light: #bb8f70;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#996239",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 57
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 25.625,
    "s": 45.714,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54738,
    "c": 0.09093,
    "h": 56.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15803
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#996239

secondary

#769CB8

accent

#9DD552

background

#FBF8F6

surface

#F7F0EC

border

#D0CBC7

text

#120C07

muted

#817D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #996239

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

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