#996D2D#996D2D

#996D2D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.098 H 73.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#996D2D
RGB	rgb(153, 109, 45)
HSL	hsl(36, 55%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(36, 71%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 28.8%, 70.6%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.38, 10.98, 41.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.38, 42.85, 75.16°)
OKLab	oklab(56.76% 0.0277 0.0935)
OKLCH	oklch(56.76% 0.098 73.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.0804, 17.9006, 4.9323)
Luminance	0.1790 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#996D2D #2D5999

analogous

#99372D #996D2D #8F992D

triadic

#996D2D #2D996D #6D2D99

tetradic

#996D2D #2D9937 #2D5999 #992D8F

square

#996D2D #2D9937 #2D5999 #992D8F

split-complementary

#996D2D #2D8F99 #372D99

monochromatic

#3A2A11 #6A4B1F #996D2D #C68E3D #D4AA6C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.59

#996D2D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.58

#996D2D on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #996D2D

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##996D2D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##996D2D	1.00	4.59	4.58	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7D6F26

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#877A2F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A6625F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #996d2d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 109, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.098 73.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb9669',
    500: '#996d2d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #996d2d;
$custom-light: #bb9669;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#996d2d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 35.556,
    "s": 54.545,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56762,
    "c": 0.09754,
    "h": 73.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.17899
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#996D2D

secondary

#6789BB

accent

#86DE4A

background

#FCF9F6

surface

#F8F2EB

border

#D1CCC6

text

#120D06

muted

#817E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #996D2D

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

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