#996520#996520

#996520 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.106 H 69.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#996520
RGB	rgb(153, 101, 32)
HSL	hsl(34, 65%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(34, 79%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 34%, 79.1%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.22, 14.92, 45.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.22, 47.57, 71.71°)
OKLab	oklab(55.05% 0.0375 0.0987)
OKLCH	oklch(55.05% 0.106 69.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.0527, 16.1856, 3.5396)
Luminance	0.1618 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#996520 #205499

analogous

#992920 #996520 #919920

triadic

#996520 #209965 #652099

tetradic

#996520 #209929 #205499 #992091

square

#996520 #209929 #205499 #992091

split-complementary

#996520 #209199 #292099

monochromatic

#34220B #664415 #996520 #CC862B #DCA357

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.96

#996520 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#996520 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #996520

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##996520	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##996520	1.00	4.96	4.24	4.96
#FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#766915

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837522

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A75857

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #996520;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 101, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.106 69.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc9061',
    500: '#996520',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #996520;
$custom-light: #bc9061;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#996520",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 34.215,
    "s": 65.405,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55045,
    "c": 0.10558,
    "h": 69.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16184
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#996520

secondary

#5583C0

accent

#88E83F

background

#FCF8F5

surface

#F8F0EA

border

#D1CBC6

text

#130C05

muted

#827D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #996520

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

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