#996D21#996D21

#996D21 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.105 H 76.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#996D21
RGB	rgb(153, 109, 33)
HSL	hsl(38, 65%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(38, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 28.8%, 78.4%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.28, 10.37, 46.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.28, 47.85, 77.48°)
OKLab	oklab(56.66% 0.0243 0.1023)
OKLCH	oklch(56.66% 0.105 76.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.8814, 17.8209, 3.8839)
Luminance	0.1782 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#996D21 #214D99

analogous

#993121 #996D21 #899921

triadic

#996D21 #21996D #6D2199

tetradic

#996D21 #219931 #214D99 #992189

square

#996D21 #219931 #214D99 #992189

split-complementary

#996D21 #218999 #312199

monochromatic

#34250B #674916 #996D21 #CB912C #DBAC59

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.60

#996D21 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.56

#996D21 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #996D21

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##996D21	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##996D21	1.00	4.60	4.56	4.60
#FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7D6F15

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#887924

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A7615E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #996d21;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 109, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.105 76.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc9662',
    500: '#996d21',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #996d21;
$custom-light: #bc9662;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#996d21",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 38,
    "s": 64.516,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56655,
    "c": 0.10511,
    "h": 76.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.17819
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#996D21

secondary

#567DBF

accent

#7EE840

background

#FCF9F6

surface

#F8F2EB

border

#D1CCC6

text

#130D05

muted

#827E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #996D21

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

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