#996516#996516

#996516 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.110 H 71.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#996516
RGB	rgb(153, 101, 22)
HSL	hsl(36, 75%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(36, 86%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 34%, 85.6%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.16, 14.57, 48.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.16, 51.08, 73.43°)
OKLab	oklab(54.98% 0.0352 0.1044)
OKLCH	oklch(54.98% 0.11 71.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.9368, 16.1393, 2.9294)
Luminance	0.1614 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#996516 #164A99

analogous

#992316 #996516 #8C9916

triadic

#996516 #169965 #651699

tetradic

#996516 #169923 #164A99 #99168C

square

#996516 #169923 #164A99 #99168C

split-complementary

#996516 #168C99 #231699

monochromatic

#2E1E07 #63420E #996516 #CF881E #E4A545

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.97

#996516 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.23

#996516 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #996516

4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##996516	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##996516	1.00	4.97	4.23	4.97
#FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#776803

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837519

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A75856

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #996516;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 101, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.110 71.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc905c',
    500: '#996516',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #996516;
$custom-light: #bc905c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#996516",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 36.183,
    "s": 74.857,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54979,
    "c": 0.11017,
    "h": 71.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.16138
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#996516

secondary

#4678C5

accent

#81F136

background

#FCF8F5

surface

#F8F0E9

border

#D1CBC5

text

#130C04

muted

#827D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #996516

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →