#996241#996241

#996241 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.086 H 51.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#996241
RGB	rgb(153, 98, 65)
HSL	hsl(23, 40%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(23, 58%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 35.9%, 57.5%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.83, 18.73, 27.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.83, 33.56, 56.07°)
OKLab	oklab(54.86% 0.0538 0.0667)
OKLCH	oklch(54.86% 0.086 51.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.4599, 15.8909, 7.0950)
Luminance	0.1589 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#996241 #417899

analogous

#99414C #996241 #998E41

triadic

#996241 #419962 #624199

tetradic

#996241 #4C9941 #417899 #8E4199

square

#996241 #4C9941 #417899 #8E4199

split-complementary

#996241 #41998E #414C99

monochromatic

#432B1D #6E462F #996241 #BA805D #CCA288

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#996241 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#996241 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #996241

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##996241	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##996241	1.00	5.03	4.18	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#71683E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7441

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A6585A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #996241;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 98, 65);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.086 51.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba8f76',
    500: '#996241',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #996241;
$custom-light: #ba8f76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#996241",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 65
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 22.5,
    "s": 40.367,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54863,
    "c": 0.08572,
    "h": 51.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15889
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#996241

secondary

#7FA2B7

accent

#A3D058

background

#FBF8F7

surface

#F7F0ED

border

#D0CBC8

text

#120C08

muted

#817D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #996241

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

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