#996D4E#996D4E

#996D4E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.183; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.072 H 55.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#996D4E
RGB	rgb(153, 109, 78)
HSL	hsl(25, 32%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(25, 49%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 28.8%, 49%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.81, 13.64, 24.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.81, 27.79, 60.61°)
OKLab	oklab(57.24% 0.0402 0.0594)
OKLCH	oklch(57.24% 0.072 55.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.9816, 18.2610, 9.6786)
Luminance	0.1826 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#996D4E #4E7A99

analogous

#994E54 #996D4E #99934E

triadic

#996D4E #4E996D #6D4E99

tetradic

#996D4E #54994E #4E7A99 #934E99

square

#996D4E #54994E #4E7A99 #934E99

split-complementary

#996D4E #4E9993 #4E5499

monochromatic

#483325 #705039 #996D4E #B58C6F #CAAC97

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.51

#996D4E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.65

#996D4E on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #996D4E

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##996D4E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##996D4E	1.00	4.51	4.65	4.65
#FFFFFF	4.51	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.65	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.65	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A714C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847A4E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A56465

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #996d4e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 109, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.072 55.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b99780',
    500: '#996d4e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #996d4e;
$custom-light: #b99780;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#996d4e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 24.8,
    "s": 32.468,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57242,
    "c": 0.07168,
    "h": 55.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1826
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#996D4E

secondary

#8CA5B7

accent

#9DC95F

background

#FBF9F7

surface

#F6F2EE

border

#D0CCC9

text

#120D0A

muted

#817E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #996D4E

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

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