#996E2B#996E2B

#996E2B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.099 H 75.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#996E2B
RGB	rgb(153, 110, 43)
HSL	hsl(37, 56%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(37, 72%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 28.1%, 71.9%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.62, 10.29, 42.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.62, 43.85, 76.43°)
OKLab	oklab(56.95% 0.0254 0.0957)
OKLCH	oklch(56.95% 0.099 75.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.1501, 18.1001, 4.7701)
Luminance	0.1810 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#996E2B #2B5699

analogous

#99372B #996E2B #8D992B

triadic

#996E2B #2B996E #6E2B99

tetradic

#996E2B #2B9937 #2B5699 #992B8D

square

#996E2B #2B9937 #2B5699 #992B8D

split-complementary

#996E2B #2B8D99 #372B99

monochromatic

#392910 #694C1E #996E2B #C8903A #D5AB69

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.55

#996E2B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.62

#996E2B on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #996E2B

4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##996E2B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##996E2B	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)

#7E7023

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#887A2D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A66360

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #996e2b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 110, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.099 75.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb9768',
    500: '#996e2b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #996e2b;
$custom-light: #bb9768;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#996e2b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 36.545,
    "s": 56.122,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56945,
    "c": 0.09902,
    "h": 75.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.18099
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#996E2B

secondary

#6486BC

accent

#83DF48

background

#FCF9F6

surface

#F8F2EB

border

#D1CCC6

text

#120D06

muted

#817E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #996E2B

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

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