#996617#996617

#996617 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.110 H 72.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#996617
RGB	rgb(153, 102, 23)
HSL	hsl(36, 74%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(36, 85%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 33.3%, 85%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.42, 14.02, 48.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.42, 50.81, 73.98°)
OKLab	oklab(55.18% 0.0338 0.1044)
OKLCH	oklch(55.18% 0.11 72.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.0443, 16.3386, 3.0138)
Luminance	0.1634 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#996617 #174A99

analogous

#992517 #996617 #8B9917

triadic

#996617 #179966 #661799

tetradic

#996617 #179925 #174A99 #99178B

square

#996617 #179925 #174A99 #99178B

split-complementary

#996617 #178B99 #251799

monochromatic

#2F1F07 #64430F #996617 #CE891F #E3A647

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.92

#996617 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.27

#996617 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #996617

4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##996617	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##996617	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)

#786905

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#84751A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A75957

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #996617;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 102, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.110 72.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc915c',
    500: '#996617',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #996617;
$custom-light: #bc915c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#996617",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 102,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 36.462,
    "s": 73.864,
    "l": 34.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55182,
    "c": 0.1097,
    "h": 72.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16337
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#996617

secondary

#4778C5

accent

#80F137

background

#FCF8F5

surface

#F8F0E9

border

#D1CBC5

text

#130C04

muted

#827D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #996617

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

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