#996540#996540

#996540 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.165; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.085 H 55.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#996540
RGB	rgb(153, 101, 64)
HSL	hsl(25, 41%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(25, 58%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 34%, 58.2%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.56, 16.92, 29.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.56, 33.85, 60.00°)
OKLab	oklab(55.42% 0.0482 0.0699)
OKLCH	oklch(55.42% 0.085 55.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.7171, 16.4514, 7.0392)
Luminance	0.1645 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#996540 #407499

analogous

#994047 #996540 #999240

triadic

#996540 #409965 #654099

tetradic

#996540 #479940 #407499 #924099

square

#996540 #479940 #407499 #924099

split-complementary

#996540 #409992 #404799

monochromatic

#432C1C #6E492E #996540 #BB835C #CDA487

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.90

#996540 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.29

#996540 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #996540

4.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##996540	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##996540	1.00	4.90	4.29	4.90
#FFFFFF	4.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#746A3D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807540

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A65B5C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #996540;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 101, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.085 55.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba9175',
    500: '#996540',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #996540;
$custom-light: #ba9175;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#996540",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 24.944,
    "s": 41.014,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55423,
    "c": 0.08494,
    "h": 55.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1645
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#996540

secondary

#7E9FB7

accent

#9ED157

background

#FBF8F7

surface

#F7F0ED

border

#D0CBC8

text

#120C08

muted

#817D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #996540

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

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