#996C40#996C40

#996C40 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.083 H 64.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#996C40
RGB	rgb(153, 108, 64)
HSL	hsl(30, 41%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(30, 58%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 29.4%, 58.2%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.34, 12.90, 31.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.34, 34.03, 67.73°)
OKLab	oklab(56.8% 0.0362 0.0747)
OKLCH	oklch(56.8% 0.083 64.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.4260, 17.8691, 7.2754)
Luminance	0.1787 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#996C40 #406D99

analogous

#994040 #996C40 #999940

triadic

#996C40 #40996C #6C4099

tetradic

#996C40 #409940 #406D99 #994099

square

#996C40 #409940 #406D99 #994099

split-complementary

#996C40 #409999 #404099

monochromatic

#432F1C #6E4E2E #996C40 #BB8B5C #CDA987

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.59

#996C40 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.57

#996C40 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #996C40

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##996C40	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##996C40	1.00	4.59	4.57	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A6F3C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857941

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A66261

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #996c40;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 108, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.083 64.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba9676',
    500: '#996c40',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #996c40;
$custom-light: #ba9676;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#996c40",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 29.663,
    "s": 41.014,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56803,
    "c": 0.08304,
    "h": 64.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17868
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#996C40

secondary

#7E9BB7

accent

#95D157

background

#FBF9F7

surface

#F7F1ED

border

#D0CBC8

text

#120D08

muted

#817E7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #996C40

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

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