#996C32#996C32

#996C32 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.094 H 70.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#996C32
RGB	rgb(153, 108, 50)
HSL	hsl(34, 51%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(34, 67%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 29.4%, 67.3%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.17, 11.86, 38.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.17, 40.49, 72.97°)
OKLab	oklab(56.61% 0.031 0.0886)
OKLCH	oklch(56.61% 0.094 70.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.0764, 17.7292, 5.4344)
Luminance	0.1773 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#996C32 #325F99

analogous

#993832 #996C32 #939932

triadic

#996C32 #32996C #6C3299

tetradic

#996C32 #329938 #325F99 #993293

square

#996C32 #329938 #325F99 #993293

split-complementary

#996C32 #329399 #383299

monochromatic

#3D2B14 #6B4B23 #996C32 #C28C46 #D2A974

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.62

#996C32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.55

#996C32 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #996C32

4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##996C32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##996C32	1.00	4.62	4.55	4.62
#FFFFFF	4.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C6F2C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867933

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A6615F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #996c32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 108, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.094 70.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb966c',
    500: '#996c32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #996c32;
$custom-light: #bb966c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#996c32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 33.786,
    "s": 50.739,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56614,
    "c": 0.0939,
    "h": 70.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17728
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#996C32

secondary

#6D8FBA

accent

#8BDA4E

background

#FBF9F6

surface

#F7F1EB

border

#D0CBC6

text

#120D07

muted

#817E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #996C32

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

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