#996C23#996C23

#996C23 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.104 H 75.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#996C23
RGB	rgb(153, 108, 35)
HSL	hsl(37, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(37, 77%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 29.4%, 77.1%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.03, 11.03, 45.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.03, 46.95, 76.41°)
OKLab	oklab(56.47% 0.0265 0.1004)
OKLCH	oklch(56.47% 0.104 75.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.8041, 17.6203, 4.0005)
Luminance	0.1762 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#996C23 #235099

analogous

#993123 #996C23 #8B9923

triadic

#996C23 #23996C #6C2399

tetradic

#996C23 #239931 #235099 #99238B

square

#996C23 #239931 #235099 #99238B

split-complementary

#996C23 #238B99 #312399

monochromatic

#35260C #674918 #996C23 #CB8F2E #DAAA5D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.64

#996C23 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.52

#996C23 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #996C23

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##996C23	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##996C23	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)

#7C6E18

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#877926

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A7605D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #996c23;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 108, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.104 75.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc9663',
    500: '#996c23',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #996c23;
$custom-light: #bc9663;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#996c23",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 37.119,
    "s": 62.766,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56467,
    "c": 0.10385,
    "h": 75.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17619
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#996C23

secondary

#5980BE

accent

#80E642

background

#FCF9F6

surface

#F8F1EB

border

#D1CBC6

text

#130D05

muted

#827E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #996C23

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

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