#996523#996523

#996523 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.104 H 68.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#996523
RGB	rgb(153, 101, 35)
HSL	hsl(34, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(34, 77%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 34%, 77.1%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.24, 15.05, 43.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.24, 46.39, 71.06°)
OKLab	oklab(55.07% 0.0383 0.0967)
OKLCH	oklch(55.07% 0.104 68.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.0953, 16.2027, 3.7642)
Luminance	0.1620 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#996523 #235799

analogous

#992A23 #996523 #929923

triadic

#996523 #239965 #652399

tetradic

#996523 #23992A #235799 #992392

square

#996523 #23992A #235799 #992392

split-complementary

#996523 #239299 #2A2399

monochromatic

#35230C #674418 #996523 #CB862E #DAA35D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.95

#996523 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#996523 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #996523

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##996523	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##996523	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)

#76691A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837525

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A75858

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #996523;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 101, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.104 68.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc9162',
    500: '#996523',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #996523;
$custom-light: #bc9162;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#996523",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 33.559,
    "s": 62.766,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5507,
    "c": 0.10396,
    "h": 68.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.16201
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#996523

secondary

#5986BE

accent

#8AE642

background

#FCF8F6

surface

#F8F0EB

border

#D1CBC6

text

#130C05

muted

#827D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #996523

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

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