#996C26#996C26

#996C26 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.102 H 74.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#996C26
RGB	rgb(153, 108, 38)
HSL	hsl(37, 60%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(37, 75%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 29.4%, 75.2%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.06, 11.18, 44.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.06, 45.73, 75.86°)
OKLab	oklab(56.49% 0.0273 0.0983)
OKLCH	oklch(56.49% 0.102 74.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.8506, 17.6389, 4.2452)
Luminance	0.1764 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#996C26 #265399

analogous

#993326 #996C26 #8C9926

triadic

#996C26 #26996C #6C2699

tetradic

#996C26 #269933 #265399 #99268C

square

#996C26 #269933 #265399 #99268C

split-complementary

#996C26 #268C99 #332699

monochromatic

#37270E #68491A #996C26 #CA8F32 #D8AA62

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.64

#996C26 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.53

#996C26 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #996C26

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##996C26	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##996C26	1.00	4.64	4.53	4.64
#FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C6E1C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#877928

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A7605E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #996c26;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 108, 38);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.102 74.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb9665',
    500: '#996c26',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #996c26;
$custom-light: #bb9665;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#996c26",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 38
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 36.522,
    "s": 60.209,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56492,
    "c": 0.10206,
    "h": 74.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.17637
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#996C26

secondary

#5E83BD

accent

#83E344

background

#FCF9F6

surface

#F8F1EB

border

#D1CBC6

text

#130D06

muted

#827E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #996C26

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

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