#996249#996249

#996249 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.081 H 45.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#996249
RGB	rgb(153, 98, 73)
HSL	hsl(19, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(19, 52%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 35.9%, 52.3%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.96, 19.46, 23.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.96, 30.44, 50.25°)
OKLab	oklab(55.01% 0.0571 0.0572)
OKLCH	oklch(55.01% 0.081 45.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.7082, 15.9903, 8.4032)
Luminance	0.1599 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#996249 #498099

analogous

#994958 #996249 #998A49

triadic

#996249 #499962 #624999

tetradic

#996249 #589949 #498099 #8A4999

square

#996249 #589949 #498099 #8A4999

split-complementary

#996249 #49998A #495899

monochromatic

#462D21 #704735 #996249 #B78168 #CBA392

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.00

#996249 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.20

#996249 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #996249

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##996249	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##996249	1.00	5.00	4.20	5.00
#FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#706847

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7449

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A5585C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #996249;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 98, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.081 45.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba8f7c',
    500: '#996249',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #996249;
$custom-light: #ba8f7c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#996249",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 18.75,
    "s": 35.398,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55006,
    "c": 0.08084,
    "h": 45.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15989
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#996249

secondary

#87A8B7

accent

#A9CB5C

background

#FBF8F7

surface

#F7F0EE

border

#D0CBC9

text

#120C09

muted

#817D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #996249

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

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