#996F40#996F40
#996F40 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.185; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.083 H 68.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #996F40 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(153, 111, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(32, 41%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(32, 58%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27.5%, 58.2%, 40%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.11, 11.17, 32.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.11, 34.30, 70.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.41% 0.0311 0.0768) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.41% 0.083 68) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.7478, 18.5128, 7.3827) |
| Luminance | 0.1851 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mocha
#9D7651
ΔE00 3.75
Dirt
#8A6E45
ΔE00 4.74
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 5.39
Puce
#A57E52
ΔE00 5.56
Dull Brown
#876E4B
ΔE00 5.94
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 5.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#996F40 #406A99
analogous
#994240 #996F40 #979940
triadic
#996F40 #40996F #6F4099
tetradic
#996F40 #409942 #406A99 #994097
square
#996F40 #409942 #406A99 #994097
split-complementary
#996F40 #409799 #424099
monochromatic
#43301C #6E502E #996F40 #BB8E5C #CDAC87
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.47
#996F40 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.70
#996F40 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #996F40
4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##996F40 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##996F40 | 1.00 | 4.47 | 4.70 | 4.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7D713C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#877B41
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A56564
Achromatopsia (no color)
#777777
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #996f40; /* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 111, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.083 68.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ba9876',
500: '#996f40',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #996f40; $custom-light: #ba9876; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#996f40",
"rgb": {
"r": 153,
"g": 111,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 31.685,
"s": 41.014,
"l": 42.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57407,
"c": 0.08286,
"h": 68
},
"luminance": 0.18511
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#996F40
secondary
#7E99B7
accent
#90D157
background
#FBF9F7
surface
#F7F2ED
border
#D0CCC8
text
#120D08
muted
#817E7B