#996B22#996B22

#996B22 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.104 H 74.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#996B22
RGB	rgb(153, 107, 34)
HSL	hsl(37, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(37, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 30.1%, 77.8%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.77, 11.56, 45.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.77, 47.24, 75.83°)
OKLab	oklab(56.26% 0.0279 0.1006)
OKLCH	oklch(56.26% 0.104 74.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.6846, 17.4048, 3.8885)
Luminance	0.1740 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#996B22 #225099

analogous

#993022 #996B22 #8C9922

triadic

#996B22 #22996B #6B2299

tetradic

#996B22 #229930 #225099 #99228C

square

#996B22 #229930 #225099 #99228C

split-complementary

#996B22 #228C99 #302299

monochromatic

#35250C #674817 #996B22 #CB8E2D #DBA95B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.69

#996B22 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.48

#996B22 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #996B22

4.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##996B22	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##996B22	1.00	4.69	4.48	4.69
#FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C6D17

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867824

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A75F5C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #996b22;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 107, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.104 74.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc9562',
    500: '#996b22',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #996b22;
$custom-light: #bc9562;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#996b22",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 36.807,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56257,
    "c": 0.10435,
    "h": 74.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.17403
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#996B22

secondary

#5880BF

accent

#81E741

background

#FCF9F6

surface

#F8F1EB

border

#D1CBC6

text

#130D05

muted

#827E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #996B22

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

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