#996E25#996E25

#996E25 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.103 H 76.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#996E25
RGB	rgb(153, 110, 37)
HSL	hsl(38, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(38, 76%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 28.1%, 75.8%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.57, 9.98, 45.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.57, 46.38, 77.58°)
OKLab	oklab(56.89% 0.0237 0.1002)
OKLCH	oklch(56.89% 0.103 76.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.0480, 18.0593, 4.2325)
Luminance	0.1806 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#996E25 #255099

analogous

#993425 #996E25 #8A9925

triadic

#996E25 #25996E #6E2599

tetradic

#996E25 #259934 #255099 #99258A

square

#996E25 #259934 #255099 #99258A

split-complementary

#996E25 #258A99 #342599

monochromatic

#36270D #684B19 #996E25 #CA9131 #D9AC60

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.55

#996E25 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.61

#996E25 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #996E25

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##996E25	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##996E25	1.00	4.55	4.61	4.61
#FFFFFF	4.55	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.61	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.61	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E701B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#887A28

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A7625F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #996e25;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 110, 37);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.103 76.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb9764',
    500: '#996e25',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #996e25;
$custom-light: #bb9764;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#996e25",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 37
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 37.759,
    "s": 61.053,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56891,
    "c": 0.10291,
    "h": 76.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.18058
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#996E25

secondary

#5C80BE

accent

#7FE444

background

#FCF9F6

surface

#F8F2EB

border

#D1CCC6

text

#130D06

muted

#827E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #996E25

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

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