#996524#996524

#996524 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.103 H 68.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#996524
RGB	rgb(153, 101, 36)
HSL	hsl(33, 62%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(33, 76%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 34%, 76.5%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.25, 15.10, 43.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.25, 45.99, 70.83°)
OKLab	oklab(55.08% 0.0385 0.096)
OKLCH	oklch(55.08% 0.103 68.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.1104, 16.2087, 3.8435)
Luminance	0.1621 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#996524 #245899

analogous

#992A24 #996524 #939924

triadic

#996524 #249965 #652499

tetradic

#996524 #24992A #245899 #992493

square

#996524 #24992A #245899 #992493

split-complementary

#996524 #249399 #2A2499

monochromatic

#36240D #674418 #996524 #CB8630 #D9A35E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.95

#996524 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#996524 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #996524

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##996524	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##996524	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)

#76691B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827525

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A75958

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #996524;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 101, 36);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.103 68.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc9163',
    500: '#996524',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #996524;
$custom-light: #bc9163;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#996524",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 36
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 33.333,
    "s": 61.905,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55078,
    "c": 0.10341,
    "h": 68.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16207
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#996524

secondary

#5B87BE

accent

#8BE543

background

#FCF8F6

surface

#F8F0EB

border

#D1CBC6

text

#130C05

muted

#827D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #996524

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

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