#996B56#996B56

#996B56 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.180; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.067 H 45.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#996B56
RGB	rgb(153, 107, 86)
HSL	hsl(19, 28%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(19, 44%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 30.1%, 43.8%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.45, 15.66, 19.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.45, 24.70, 50.65°)
OKLab	oklab(57.01% 0.047 0.0478)
OKLCH	oklch(57.01% 0.067 45.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.0751, 17.9610, 11.2118)
Luminance	0.1796 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#996B56 #568499

analogous

#995663 #996B56 #998D56

triadic

#996B56 #56996B #6B5699

tetradic

#996B56 #639956 #568499 #8D5699

square

#996B56 #639956 #568499 #8D5699

split-complementary

#996B56 #56998D #566399

monochromatic

#4B342A #725040 #996B56 #B48B79 #CAADA0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.57

#996B56 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.59

#996B56 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #996B56

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##996B56	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##996B56	1.00	4.57	4.59	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.57	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.59	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.59	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#777054

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827956

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A46365

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #996b56;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 107, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.067 45.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b99585',
    500: '#996b56',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #996b56;
$custom-light: #b99585;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#996b56",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 18.806,
    "s": 28.033,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57009,
    "c": 0.06702,
    "h": 45.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1796
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#996B56

secondary

#94ACB7

accent

#A6C463

background

#FBF9F8

surface

#F6F1EF

border

#D0CBCA

text

#120D0B

muted

#817E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #996B56

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

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