#996417#996417

#996417 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.110 H 70.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#996417
RGB	rgb(153, 100, 23)
HSL	hsl(36, 74%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(36, 85%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 34.6%, 85%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.91, 15.17, 48.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.91, 50.72, 72.59°)
OKLab	oklab(54.79% 0.0371 0.1034)
OKLCH	oklch(54.79% 0.11 70.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.8501, 15.9502, 2.9491)
Luminance	0.1595 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#996417 #174C99

analogous

#992317 #996417 #8D9917

triadic

#996417 #179964 #641799

tetradic

#996417 #179923 #174C99 #99178D

square

#996417 #179923 #174C99 #99178D

split-complementary

#996417 #178D99 #231799

monochromatic

#2F1E07 #64410F #996417 #CE871F #E3A447

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.01

#996417 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#996417 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #996417

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##996417	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##996417	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)

#766805

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827419

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A75756

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #996417;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 100, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.110 70.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc905c',
    500: '#996417',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #996417;
$custom-light: #bc905c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#996417",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 100,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 35.538,
    "s": 73.864,
    "l": 34.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54788,
    "c": 0.10987,
    "h": 70.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15949
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#996417

secondary

#477AC5

accent

#83F137

background

#FCF8F5

surface

#F8F0E9

border

#D1CBC5

text

#130C04

muted

#827D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #996417

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

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