#997137#997137

#997137 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.189; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.090 H 74.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#997137
RGB	rgb(153, 113, 55)
HSL	hsl(36, 47%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(36, 64%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 26.1%, 64.1%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.52, 9.33, 37.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.52, 38.83, 76.10°)
OKLab	oklab(57.69% 0.0243 0.0872)
OKLCH	oklch(57.69% 0.091 74.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.7327, 18.8598, 6.2147)
Luminance	0.1886 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#997137 #375F99

analogous

#994037 #997137 #909937

triadic

#997137 #379971 #713799

tetradic

#997137 #379940 #375F99 #993790

square

#997137 #379940 #375F99 #993790

split-complementary

#997137 #379099 #403799

monochromatic

#3F2F17 #6C5027 #997137 #BF914E #D0AD7B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.40

#997137 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.77

#997137 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #997137

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##997137	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##997137	1.00	4.40	4.77	4.77
#FFFFFF	4.40	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.77	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.77	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#807331

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#897C39

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A66764

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #997137;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 113, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.090 74.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba9970',
    500: '#997137',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #997137;
$custom-light: #ba9970;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#997137",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 113,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 35.51,
    "s": 47.115,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57692,
    "c": 0.0905,
    "h": 74.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.18858
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#997137

secondary

#7390B9

accent

#88D751

background

#FBF9F6

surface

#F7F2EC

border

#D0CCC7

text

#120E07

muted

#817E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #997137

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

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