#996A16#996A16

#996A16 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.110 H 75.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#996A16
RGB	rgb(153, 106, 22)
HSL	hsl(38, 75%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(38, 86%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 30.7%, 85.6%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.44, 11.70, 50.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.44, 51.40, 76.85°)
OKLab	oklab(55.98% 0.0269 0.1068)
OKLCH	oklch(55.98% 0.11 75.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.4371, 17.1399, 3.0962)
Luminance	0.1714 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#996A16 #164599

analogous

#992816 #996A16 #879916

triadic

#996A16 #16996A #6A1699

tetradic

#996A16 #169928 #164599 #991687

square

#996A16 #169928 #164599 #991687

split-complementary

#996A16 #168799 #281699

monochromatic

#2E2007 #63450E #996A16 #CF8F1E #E4AB45

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.74

#996A16 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.43

#996A16 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #996A16

4.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##996A16	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##996A16	1.00	4.74	4.43	4.74
#FFFFFF	4.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B6C01

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#86781A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A75D5B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #996a16;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 106, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.110 75.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc945c',
    500: '#996a16',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #996a16;
$custom-light: #bc945c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#996a16",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 38.473,
    "s": 74.857,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55976,
    "c": 0.11013,
    "h": 75.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.17138
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#996A16

secondary

#4673C5

accent

#79F136

background

#FCF9F5

surface

#F8F1E9

border

#D1CBC5

text

#130D04

muted

#827E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #996A16

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

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