#996C20#996C20

#996C20 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.106 H 75.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#996C20
RGB	rgb(153, 108, 32)
HSL	hsl(38, 65%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(38, 79%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 29.4%, 79.1%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.01, 10.90, 46.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.01, 48.12, 76.90°)
OKLab	oklab(56.44% 0.0257 0.1024)
OKLCH	oklch(56.44% 0.106 75.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.7615, 17.6033, 3.7759)
Luminance	0.1760 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#996C20 #204D99

analogous

#993020 #996C20 #8A9920

triadic

#996C20 #20996C #6C2099

tetradic

#996C20 #209930 #204D99 #99208A

square

#996C20 #209930 #204D99 #99208A

split-complementary

#996C20 #208A99 #302099

monochromatic

#34250B #664815 #996C20 #CC902B #DCAB57

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.65

#996C20 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.52

#996C20 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #996C20

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##996C20	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##996C20	1.00	4.65	4.52	4.65
#FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7D6E13

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#877923

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A7605D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #996c20;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 108, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.106 75.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc9661',
    500: '#996c20',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #996c20;
$custom-light: #bc9661;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#996c20",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 37.686,
    "s": 65.405,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56444,
    "c": 0.10554,
    "h": 75.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.17602
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#996C20

secondary

#557DC0

accent

#7EE83F

background

#FCF9F6

surface

#F8F1EB

border

#D1CBC6

text

#130D05

muted

#827E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #996C20

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

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