#996E28#996E28

#996E28 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.101 H 76.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#996E28
RGB	rgb(153, 110, 40)
HSL	hsl(37, 59%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(37, 74%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 28.1%, 73.9%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.59, 10.13, 43.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.59, 45.14, 77.03°)
OKLab	oklab(56.92% 0.0245 0.098)
OKLCH	oklch(56.92% 0.101 76)
XYZ	xyz(19.0971, 18.0789, 4.4908)
Luminance	0.1808 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#996E28 #285399

analogous

#993528 #996E28 #8B9928

triadic

#996E28 #28996E #6E2899

tetradic

#996E28 #289935 #285399 #99288B

square

#996E28 #289935 #285399 #99288B

split-complementary

#996E28 #288B99 #352899

monochromatic

#38280F #684B1B #996E28 #CA9135 #D7AB65

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.55

#996E28 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.62

#996E28 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #996E28

4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##996E28	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##996E28	1.00	4.55	4.62	4.62
#FFFFFF	4.55	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.62	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.62	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E701F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#887A2A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A76260

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #996e28;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 110, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.101 76.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb9766',
    500: '#996e28',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #996e28;
$custom-light: #bb9766;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#996e28",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 37.168,
    "s": 58.549,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56917,
    "c": 0.10102,
    "h": 76
  },
  "luminance": 0.18077
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#996E28

secondary

#6083BD

accent

#81E246

background

#FCF9F6

surface

#F8F2EB

border

#D1CCC6

text

#120D06

muted

#817E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #996E28

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

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