#996D4B#996D4B

#996D4B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.074 H 58.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#996D4B
RGB	rgb(153, 109, 75)
HSL	hsl(26, 34%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(26, 51%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 28.8%, 51%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.76, 13.33, 25.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.76, 29.09, 62.73°)
OKLab	oklab(57.19% 0.0389 0.063)
OKLCH	oklch(57.19% 0.074 58.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.8765, 18.2190, 9.1250)
Luminance	0.1822 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#996D4B #4B7799

analogous

#994B50 #996D4B #99944B

triadic

#996D4B #4B996D #6D4B99

tetradic

#996D4B #50994B #4B7799 #944B99

square

#996D4B #50994B #4B7799 #944B99

split-complementary

#996D4B #4B9994 #4B5099

monochromatic

#473223 #705037 #996D4B #B68C6B #CBAC94

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.52

#996D4B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.64

#996D4B on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #996D4B

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##996D4B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##996D4B	1.00	4.52	4.64	4.64
#FFFFFF	4.52	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.64	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.64	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A7148

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847A4B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A56464

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #996d4b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 109, 75);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.074 58.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b9977e',
    500: '#996d4b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #996d4b;
$custom-light: #b9977e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#996d4b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 75
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 26.154,
    "s": 34.211,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57187,
    "c": 0.07403,
    "h": 58.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.18218
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#996D4B

secondary

#89A3B7

accent

#9BCA5E

background

#FBF9F7

surface

#F6F2EE

border

#D0CCC9

text

#120D0A

muted

#817E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #996D4B

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

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