#996816#996816

#996816 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.110 H 74.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#996816
RGB	rgb(153, 104, 22)
HSL	hsl(38, 75%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(38, 86%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 32%, 85.6%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.92, 12.85, 49.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.92, 51.25, 75.48°)
OKLab	oklab(55.58% 0.0302 0.1058)
OKLCH	oklch(55.58% 0.11 74.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.2334, 16.7325, 3.0283)
Luminance	0.1673 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#996816 #164799

analogous

#992616 #996816 #899916

triadic

#996816 #169968 #681699

tetradic

#996816 #169926 #164799 #991689

square

#996816 #169926 #164799 #991689

split-complementary

#996816 #168999 #261699

monochromatic

#2E1F07 #63440E #996816 #CF8C1E #E4A945

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.83

#996816 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.35

#996816 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #996816

4.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##996816	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##996816	1.00	4.83	4.35	4.83
#FFFFFF	4.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#796B02

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857619

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A75B59

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #996816;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 104, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.110 74.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc935c',
    500: '#996816',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #996816;
$custom-light: #bc935c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#996816",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 104,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 37.557,
    "s": 74.857,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55575,
    "c": 0.11006,
    "h": 74.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16731
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#996816

secondary

#4675C5

accent

#7CF136

background

#FCF9F5

surface

#F8F1E9

border

#D1CBC5

text

#130D04

muted

#827E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #996816

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

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