#996243#996243

#996243 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.084 H 49.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#996243
RGB	rgb(153, 98, 67)
HSL	hsl(22, 39%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(22, 56%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 35.9%, 56.2%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.86, 18.91, 26.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.86, 32.75, 54.74°)
OKLab	oklab(54.9% 0.0546 0.0644)
OKLCH	oklch(54.9% 0.084 49.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.5188, 15.9145, 7.4056)
Luminance	0.1591 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#996243 #437A99

analogous

#99434F #996243 #998D43

triadic

#996243 #439962 #624399

tetradic

#996243 #4F9943 #437A99 #8D4399

square

#996243 #4F9943 #437A99 #8D4399

split-complementary

#996243 #43998D #434F99

monochromatic

#442B1E #6E4730 #996243 #B98060 #CCA28A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#996243 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#996243 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #996243

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##996243	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##996243	1.00	5.02	4.18	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#716840

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7443

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A6585A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #996243;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 98, 67);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.084 49.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba8f77',
    500: '#996243',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #996243;
$custom-light: #ba8f77;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#996243",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 67
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 21.628,
    "s": 39.091,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54897,
    "c": 0.08446,
    "h": 49.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15913
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#996243

secondary

#81A3B7

accent

#A4CF59

background

#FBF8F7

surface

#F7F0ED

border

#D0CBC8

text

#120C09

muted

#817D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #996243

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

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