#996517#996517

#996517 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.110 H 71.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#996517
RGB	rgb(153, 101, 23)
HSL	hsl(36, 74%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(36, 85%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 34%, 85%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.16, 14.60, 48.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.16, 50.76, 73.29°)
OKLab	oklab(54.98% 0.0354 0.1039)
OKLCH	oklch(54.98% 0.11 71.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.9466, 16.1432, 2.9812)
Luminance	0.1614 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#996517 #174B99

analogous

#992417 #996517 #8C9917

triadic

#996517 #179965 #651799

tetradic

#996517 #179924 #174B99 #99178C

square

#996517 #179924 #174B99 #99178C

split-complementary

#996517 #178C99 #241799

monochromatic

#2F1F07 #64420F #996517 #CE881F #E3A547

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.97

#996517 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.23

#996517 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #996517

4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##996517	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##996517	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)

#776805

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#83751A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A75856

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #996517;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 101, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.110 71.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc905c',
    500: '#996517',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #996517;
$custom-light: #bc905c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#996517",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 36,
    "s": 73.864,
    "l": 34.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54985,
    "c": 0.10977,
    "h": 71.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16142
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#996517

secondary

#4779C5

accent

#81F137

background

#FCF8F5

surface

#F8F0E9

border

#D1CBC5

text

#130C04

muted

#827D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #996517

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

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