#996916#996916

#996916 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.110 H 75.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#996916
RGB	rgb(153, 105, 22)
HSL	hsl(38, 75%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(38, 86%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 31.4%, 85.6%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.18, 12.27, 49.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.18, 51.32, 76.17°)
OKLab	oklab(55.78% 0.0286 0.1063)
OKLCH	oklch(55.78% 0.11 75)
XYZ	xyz(18.3347, 16.9350, 3.0621)
Luminance	0.1693 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#996916 #164699

analogous

#992716 #996916 #889916

triadic

#996916 #169969 #691699

tetradic

#996916 #169927 #164699 #991688

square

#996916 #169927 #164699 #991688

split-complementary

#996916 #168899 #271699

monochromatic

#2E2007 #63440E #996916 #CF8E1E #E4AA45

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.79

#996916 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.39

#996916 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #996916

4.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##996916	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##996916	1.00	4.79	4.39	4.79
#FFFFFF	4.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A6B01

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#86771A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A75C5A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #996916;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 105, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.110 75.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc935c',
    500: '#996916',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #996916;
$custom-light: #bc935c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#996916",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 38.015,
    "s": 74.857,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55775,
    "c": 0.11008,
    "h": 75
  },
  "luminance": 0.16933
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#996916

secondary

#4674C5

accent

#7BF136

background

#FCF9F5

surface

#F8F1E9

border

#D1CBC5

text

#130D04

muted

#827E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #996916

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

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