#996B23#996B23

#996B23 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.104 H 74.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#996B23
RGB	rgb(153, 107, 35)
HSL	hsl(37, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(37, 77%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 30.1%, 77.1%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.77, 11.61, 45.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.77, 46.84, 75.65°)
OKLab	oklab(56.27% 0.0282 0.0999)
OKLCH	oklch(56.27% 0.104 74.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.6993, 17.4106, 3.9655)
Luminance	0.1741 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#996B23 #235199

analogous

#993023 #996B23 #8C9923

triadic

#996B23 #23996B #6B2399

tetradic

#996B23 #239930 #235199 #99238C

square

#996B23 #239930 #235199 #99238C

split-complementary

#996B23 #238C99 #302399

monochromatic

#35250C #674818 #996B23 #CB8E2E #DAA95D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.69

#996B23 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.48

#996B23 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #996B23

4.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##996B23	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##996B23	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)

#7C6D18

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867825

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A75F5D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #996b23;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 107, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.104 74.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc9563',
    500: '#996b23',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #996b23;
$custom-light: #bc9563;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#996b23",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 36.61,
    "s": 62.766,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56265,
    "c": 0.10377,
    "h": 74.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17409
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#996B23

secondary

#5981BE

accent

#82E642

background

#FCF9F6

surface

#F8F1EB

border

#D1CBC6

text

#130D05

muted

#827E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #996B23

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

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