#996522#996522

#996522 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.105 H 68.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#996522
RGB	rgb(153, 101, 34)
HSL	hsl(34, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(34, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 34%, 77.8%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.23, 15.01, 44.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.23, 46.79, 71.29°)
OKLab	oklab(55.06% 0.038 0.0974)
OKLCH	oklch(55.06% 0.105 68.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.0807, 16.1968, 3.6871)
Luminance	0.1620 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#996522 #225699

analogous

#992A22 #996522 #929922

triadic

#996522 #229965 #652299

tetradic

#996522 #22992A #225699 #992292

square

#996522 #22992A #225699 #992292

split-complementary

#996522 #229299 #2A2299

monochromatic

#35230C #674417 #996522 #CB862D #DBA35B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.95

#996522 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#996522 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #996522

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##996522	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##996522	1.00	4.95	4.24	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#766918

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837524

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A75857

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #996522;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 101, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.105 68.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc9162',
    500: '#996522',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #996522;
$custom-light: #bc9162;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#996522",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 33.782,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55061,
    "c": 0.10452,
    "h": 68.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.16195
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#996522

secondary

#5885BF

accent

#89E741

background

#FCF8F6

surface

#F8F0EB

border

#D1CBC6

text

#130C05

muted

#827D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #996522

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

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