#996D23#996D23

#996D23 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.104 H 76.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#996D23
RGB	rgb(153, 109, 35)
HSL	hsl(38, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(38, 77%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 28.8%, 77.1%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.29, 10.46, 45.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.29, 47.07, 77.16°)
OKLab	oklab(56.67% 0.0248 0.101)
OKLCH	oklch(56.67% 0.104 76.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.9102, 17.8325, 4.0358)
Luminance	0.1783 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#996D23 #234F99

analogous

#993223 #996D23 #8A9923

triadic

#996D23 #23996D #6D2399

tetradic

#996D23 #239932 #234F99 #99238A

square

#996D23 #239932 #234F99 #99238A

split-complementary

#996D23 #238A99 #322399

monochromatic

#35260C #674A18 #996D23 #CB902E #DAAB5D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.60

#996D23 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.57

#996D23 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #996D23

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##996D23	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##996D23	1.00	4.60	4.57	4.60
#FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7D6F18

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#887926

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A7615E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #996d23;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 109, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.104 76.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb9663',
    500: '#996d23',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #996d23;
$custom-light: #bb9663;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#996d23",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 37.627,
    "s": 62.766,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5667,
    "c": 0.10396,
    "h": 76.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17831
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#996D23

secondary

#597FBE

accent

#7FE642

background

#FCF9F6

surface

#F8F2EB

border

#D1CCC6

text

#130D05

muted

#827E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #996D23

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

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