#996C27#996C27

#996C27 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.101 H 74.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#996C27
RGB	rgb(153, 108, 39)
HSL	hsl(36, 59%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(36, 75%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 29.4%, 74.5%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.06, 11.22, 43.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.06, 45.32, 75.66°)
OKLab	oklab(56.5% 0.0276 0.0976)
OKLCH	oklch(56.5% 0.101 74.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.8670, 17.6455, 4.3313)
Luminance	0.1764 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#996C27 #275499

analogous

#993327 #996C27 #8D9927

triadic

#996C27 #27996C #6C2799

tetradic

#996C27 #279933 #275499 #99278D

square

#996C27 #279933 #275499 #99278D

split-complementary

#996C27 #278D99 #332799

monochromatic

#37270E #684A1B #996C27 #CA8E33 #D7A963

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.64

#996C27 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.53

#996C27 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #996C27

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##996C27	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##996C27	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)

#7C6E1E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#877929

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A7605E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #996c27;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 108, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.101 74.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb9665',
    500: '#996c27',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #996c27;
$custom-light: #bb9665;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#996c27",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 36.316,
    "s": 59.375,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56501,
    "c": 0.10143,
    "h": 74.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17644
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#996C27

secondary

#5F84BD

accent

#83E345

background

#FCF9F6

surface

#F8F1EB

border

#D1CBC6

text

#130D06

muted

#827E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #996C27

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

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