#996C2D#996C2D

#996C2D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.097 H 72.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#996C2D
RGB	rgb(153, 108, 45)
HSL	hsl(35, 55%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(35, 71%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 29.4%, 70.6%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.12, 11.55, 41.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.12, 42.73, 74.32°)
OKLab	oklab(56.56% 0.0294 0.0929)
OKLCH	oklch(56.56% 0.097 72.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.9744, 17.6884, 4.8970)
Luminance	0.1769 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#996C2D #2D5A99

analogous

#99362D #996C2D #90992D

triadic

#996C2D #2D996C #6C2D99

tetradic

#996C2D #2D9936 #2D5A99 #992D90

square

#996C2D #2D9936 #2D5A99 #992D90

split-complementary

#996C2D #2D9099 #362D99

monochromatic

#3A2911 #6A4B1F #996C2D #C68D3D #D4A96C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.63

#996C2D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.54

#996C2D on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #996C2D

4.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##996C2D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##996C2D	1.00	4.63	4.54	4.63
#FFFFFF	4.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C6E26

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#86792F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A6615E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #996c2d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 108, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.097 72.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb9669',
    500: '#996c2d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #996c2d;
$custom-light: #bb9669;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#996c2d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 35,
    "s": 54.545,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56559,
    "c": 0.09746,
    "h": 72.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.17687
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#996C2D

secondary

#678ABB

accent

#88DE4A

background

#FCF9F6

surface

#F8F1EB

border

#D1CBC6

text

#120D06

muted

#817E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #996C2D

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

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