#996416#996416

#996416 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.110 H 70.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#996416
RGB	rgb(153, 100, 22)
HSL	hsl(36, 75%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(36, 86%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 34.6%, 85.6%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.90, 15.14, 48.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.90, 51.04, 72.74°)
OKLab	oklab(54.78% 0.0369 0.1039)
OKLCH	oklch(54.78% 0.11 70.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.8403, 15.9463, 2.8973)
Luminance	0.1595 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#996416 #164B99

analogous

#992216 #996416 #8D9916

triadic

#996416 #169964 #641699

tetradic

#996416 #169922 #164B99 #99168D

square

#996416 #169922 #164B99 #99168D

split-complementary

#996416 #168D99 #221699

monochromatic

#2E1E07 #63410E #996416 #CF871E #E4A445

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.01

#996416 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#996416 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #996416

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##996416	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##996416	1.00	5.01	4.19	5.01
#FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#766804

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827419

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A75756

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #996416;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 100, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.110 70.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd905c',
    500: '#996416',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #996416;
$custom-light: #bd905c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#996416",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 100,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 35.725,
    "s": 74.857,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54783,
    "c": 0.11027,
    "h": 70.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15945
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#996416

secondary

#4679C5

accent

#82F136

background

#FCF8F5

surface

#F8F0E9

border

#D1CBC5

text

#130C04

muted

#827D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #996416

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

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