#996F23#996F23

#996F23 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.183; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.104 H 78.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#996F23
RGB	rgb(153, 111, 35)
HSL	hsl(39, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(39, 77%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 27.5%, 77.1%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.81, 9.31, 46.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.81, 47.32, 78.65°)
OKLab	oklab(57.08% 0.0215 0.102)
OKLCH	oklch(57.08% 0.104 78.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.1260, 18.2641, 4.1078)
Luminance	0.1826 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#996F23 #234D99

analogous

#993423 #996F23 #889923

triadic

#996F23 #23996F #6F2399

tetradic

#996F23 #239934 #234D99 #992388

square

#996F23 #239934 #234D99 #992388

split-complementary

#996F23 #238899 #342399

monochromatic

#35270C #674B18 #996F23 #CB932E #DAAD5D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.51

#996F23 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.65

#996F23 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #996F23

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##996F23	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##996F23	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)

#7F7017

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#897B26

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A76360

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #996f23;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 111, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.104 78.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb9863',
    500: '#996f23',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #996f23;
$custom-light: #bb9863;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#996f23",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 38.644,
    "s": 62.766,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57079,
    "c": 0.10428,
    "h": 78.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.18263
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#996F23

secondary

#597DBE

accent

#7CE642

background

#FCF9F6

surface

#F8F2EB

border

#D1CCC6

text

#130D06

muted

#827E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #996F23

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

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