#996C28#996C28

#996C28 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.101 H 74.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#996C28
RGB	rgb(153, 108, 40)
HSL	hsl(36, 59%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(36, 74%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 29.4%, 73.9%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.07, 11.28, 43.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.07, 44.90, 75.46°)
OKLab	oklab(56.51% 0.0279 0.0969)
OKLCH	oklch(56.51% 0.101 74)
XYZ	xyz(18.8837, 17.6522, 4.4197)
Luminance	0.1765 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#996C28 #285599

analogous

#993328 #996C28 #8D9928

triadic

#996C28 #28996C #6C2899

tetradic

#996C28 #289933 #285599 #99288D

square

#996C28 #289933 #285599 #99288D

split-complementary

#996C28 #288D99 #332899

monochromatic

#38280F #684A1B #996C28 #CA8E35 #D7A965

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.64

#996C28 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.53

#996C28 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #996C28

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##996C28	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##996C28	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)

#7C6E1F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#87792A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A7605E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #996c28;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 108, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.101 74.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb9666',
    500: '#996c28',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #996c28;
$custom-light: #bb9666;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#996c28",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 36.106,
    "s": 58.549,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5651,
    "c": 0.1008,
    "h": 74
  },
  "luminance": 0.17651
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#996C28

secondary

#6085BD

accent

#84E246

background

#FCF9F6

surface

#F8F1EB

border

#D1CBC6

text

#120D06

muted

#817E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #996C28

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

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