#996716#996716

#996716 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.165; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.110 H 73.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#996716
RGB	rgb(153, 103, 22)
HSL	hsl(37, 75%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(37, 86%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 32.7%, 85.6%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.67, 13.42, 49.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.67, 51.19, 74.80°)
OKLab	oklab(55.38% 0.0319 0.1054)
OKLCH	oklch(55.38% 0.11 73.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.1334, 16.5324, 2.9950)
Luminance	0.1653 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#996716 #164899

analogous

#992516 #996716 #8A9916

triadic

#996716 #169967 #671699

tetradic

#996716 #169925 #164899 #99168A

square

#996716 #169925 #164899 #99168A

split-complementary

#996716 #168A99 #251699

monochromatic

#2E1F07 #63430E #996716 #CF8B1E #E4A845

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.88

#996716 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.31

#996716 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #996716

4.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##996716	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##996716	1.00	4.88	4.31	4.88
#FFFFFF	4.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#796A02

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847619

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A75A58

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #996716;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 103, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.110 73.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc925c',
    500: '#996716',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #996716;
$custom-light: #bc925c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#996716",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 103,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 37.099,
    "s": 74.857,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55375,
    "c": 0.11007,
    "h": 73.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16531
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#996716

secondary

#4676C5

accent

#7EF136

background

#FCF8F5

surface

#F8F0E9

border

#D1CBC5

text

#130D04

muted

#827D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #996716

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

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