#996C22#996C22

#996C22 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.104 H 75.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#996C22
RGB	rgb(153, 108, 34)
HSL	hsl(37, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(37, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 29.4%, 77.8%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.03, 10.99, 46.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.03, 47.35, 76.58°)
OKLab	oklab(56.46% 0.0262 0.1011)
OKLCH	oklch(56.46% 0.104 75.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.7895, 17.6145, 3.9234)
Luminance	0.1761 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#996C22 #224F99

analogous

#993122 #996C22 #8B9922

triadic

#996C22 #22996C #6C2299

tetradic

#996C22 #229931 #224F99 #99228B

square

#996C22 #229931 #224F99 #99228B

split-complementary

#996C22 #228B99 #312299

monochromatic

#35250C #674917 #996C22 #CB8F2D #DBAA5B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.64

#996C22 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.52

#996C22 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #996C22

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##996C22	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##996C22	1.00	4.64	4.52	4.64
#FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C6E17

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#877925

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A7605D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #996c22;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 108, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.104 75.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc9663',
    500: '#996c22',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #996c22;
$custom-light: #bc9663;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#996c22",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 37.311,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56459,
    "c": 0.10443,
    "h": 75.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.17613
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#996C22

secondary

#587FBF

accent

#80E741

background

#FCF9F6

surface

#F8F1EB

border

#D1CBC6

text

#130D05

muted

#827E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #996C22

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

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