#996616#996616

#996616 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.110 H 72.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#996616
RGB	rgb(153, 102, 22)
HSL	hsl(37, 75%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(37, 86%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 33.3%, 85.6%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.41, 13.99, 49.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.41, 51.13, 74.12°)
OKLab	oklab(55.18% 0.0336 0.1049)
OKLCH	oklch(55.18% 0.11 72.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.0345, 16.3346, 2.9620)
Luminance	0.1633 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#996616 #164999

analogous

#992416 #996616 #8B9916

triadic

#996616 #169966 #661699

tetradic

#996616 #169924 #164999 #99168B

square

#996616 #169924 #164999 #99168B

split-complementary

#996616 #168B99 #241699

monochromatic

#2E1F07 #63420E #996616 #CF8A1E #E4A645

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.92

#996616 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.27

#996616 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #996616

4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##996616	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##996616	1.00	4.92	4.27	4.92
#FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#786903

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847519

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A75957

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #996616;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 102, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.110 72.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc915c',
    500: '#996616',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #996616;
$custom-light: #bc915c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#996616",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 102,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 36.641,
    "s": 74.857,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55177,
    "c": 0.11011,
    "h": 72.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16333
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#996616

secondary

#4677C5

accent

#7FF136

background

#FCF8F5

surface

#F8F0E9

border

#D1CBC5

text

#130C04

muted

#827D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #996616

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

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