#996F2F#996F2F

#996F2F is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.183; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.096 H 75.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#996F2F
RGB	rgb(153, 111, 47)
HSL	hsl(36, 53%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(36, 69%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 27.5%, 69.3%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.92, 9.95, 41.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.92, 42.22, 76.37°)
OKLab	oklab(57.19% 0.025 0.093)
OKLCH	oklch(57.19% 0.096 75)
XYZ	xyz(19.3356, 18.3479, 5.2119)
Luminance	0.1835 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#996F2F #2F5999

analogous

#993A2F #996F2F #8E992F

triadic

#996F2F #2F996F #6F2F99

tetradic

#996F2F #2F993A #2F5999 #992F8E

square

#996F2F #2F993A #2F5999 #992F8E

split-complementary

#996F2F #2F8E99 #3A2F99

monochromatic

#3B2B12 #6A4D21 #996F2F #C59041 #D3AC6F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.50

#996F2F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.67

#996F2F on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #996F2F

4.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##996F2F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##996F2F	1.00	4.50	4.67	4.67
#FFFFFF	4.50	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.67	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.67	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E7128

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#887B31

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A66461

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #996f2f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 111, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.096 75.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb986b',
    500: '#996f2f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #996f2f;
$custom-light: #bb986b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#996f2f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 36.226,
    "s": 53,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5719,
    "c": 0.09634,
    "h": 75
  },
  "luminance": 0.18346
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#996F2F

secondary

#698ABA

accent

#85DC4B

background

#FBF9F6

surface

#F7F2EB

border

#D0CCC6

text

#120D07

muted

#817E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #996F2F

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

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