#996E27#996E27

#996E27 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.102 H 76.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#996E27
RGB	rgb(153, 110, 39)
HSL	hsl(37, 59%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(37, 75%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 28.1%, 74.5%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.58, 10.08, 44.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.58, 45.56, 77.22°)
OKLab	oklab(56.91% 0.0242 0.0987)
OKLCH	oklch(56.91% 0.102 76.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.0803, 18.0722, 4.4024)
Luminance	0.1807 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#996E27 #275299

analogous

#993527 #996E27 #8B9927

triadic

#996E27 #27996E #6E2799

tetradic

#996E27 #279935 #275299 #99278B

square

#996E27 #279935 #275299 #99278B

split-complementary

#996E27 #278B99 #352799

monochromatic

#37280E #684B1B #996E27 #CA9133 #D7AB63

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.55

#996E27 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.61

#996E27 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #996E27

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##996E27	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##996E27	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)

#7E701D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#887A29

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A7625F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #996e27;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 110, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.102 76.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb9766',
    500: '#996e27',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #996e27;
$custom-light: #bb9766;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#996e27",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 37.368,
    "s": 59.375,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56908,
    "c": 0.10166,
    "h": 76.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.18071
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#996E27

secondary

#5F82BD

accent

#81E345

background

#FCF9F6

surface

#F8F2EB

border

#D1CCC6

text

#120D06

muted

#817E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #996E27

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

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