#996B16#996B16

#996B16 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.110 H 76.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#996B16
RGB	rgb(153, 107, 22)
HSL	hsl(39, 75%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(39, 86%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 30.1%, 85.6%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.69, 11.12, 50.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.69, 51.49, 77.52°)
OKLab	oklab(56.18% 0.0252 0.1073)
OKLCH	oklch(56.18% 0.11 76.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.5408, 17.3472, 3.1308)
Luminance	0.1735 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#996B16 #164499

analogous

#992916 #996B16 #869916

triadic

#996B16 #16996B #6B1699

tetradic

#996B16 #169929 #164499 #991686

square

#996B16 #169929 #164499 #991686

split-complementary

#996B16 #168699 #291699

monochromatic

#2E2007 #63460E #996B16 #CF901E #E4AC45

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.70

#996B16 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.47

#996B16 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #996B16

4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##996B16	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##996B16	1.00	4.70	4.47	4.70
#FFFFFF	4.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C6D00

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#87781A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A75E5B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #996b16;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 107, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.110 76.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc955c',
    500: '#996b16',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #996b16;
$custom-light: #bc955c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#996b16",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 38.931,
    "s": 74.857,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56179,
    "c": 0.11021,
    "h": 76.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.17346
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#996B16

secondary

#4672C5

accent

#78F136

background

#FCF9F5

surface

#F8F1E9

border

#D1CBC5

text

#130D04

muted

#827E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #996B16

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

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