#996B1B#996B1B

#996B1B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.108 H 75.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#996B1B
RGB	rgb(153, 107, 27)
HSL	hsl(38, 70%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(38, 82%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 30.1%, 82.4%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.72, 11.29, 48.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.72, 49.84, 76.91°)
OKLab	oklab(56.21% 0.0262 0.1048)
OKLCH	oklch(56.21% 0.108 75.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.5938, 17.3684, 3.4099)
Luminance	0.1737 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#996B1B #1B4999

analogous

#992C1B #996B1B #88991B

triadic

#996B1B #1B996B #6B1B99

tetradic

#996B1B #1B992C #1B4999 #991B88

square

#996B1B #1B992C #1B4999 #991B88

split-complementary

#996B1B #1B8899 #2C1B99

monochromatic

#312209 #654712 #996B1B #CD8F24 #E0AB4F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.69

#996B1B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.47

#996B1B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #996B1B

4.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##996B1B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##996B1B	1.00	4.69	4.47	4.69
#FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C6D0B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#87781E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A75F5C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #996b1b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 107, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.108 75.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc955f',
    500: '#996b1b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #996b1b;
$custom-light: #bc955f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#996b1b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 38.095,
    "s": 70,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56207,
    "c": 0.10801,
    "h": 75.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.17367
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#996B1B

secondary

#4E78C2

accent

#7CED3B

background

#FCF9F5

surface

#F8F1EA

border

#D1CBC6

text

#130D05

muted

#827E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #996B1B

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

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