#997237#997237

#997237 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.191; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.091 H 75.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#997237
RGB	rgb(153, 114, 55)
HSL	hsl(36, 47%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(36, 64%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 25.5%, 64.1%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.79, 8.76, 37.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.79, 38.98, 77.02°)
OKLab	oklab(57.9% 0.0226 0.0878)
OKLCH	oklch(57.9% 0.091 75.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.8449, 19.0842, 6.2521)
Luminance	0.1908 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#997237 #375E99

analogous

#994137 #997237 #8F9937

triadic

#997237 #379972 #723799

tetradic

#997237 #379941 #375E99 #99378F

square

#997237 #379941 #375E99 #99378F

split-complementary

#997237 #378F99 #413799

monochromatic

#3F2F17 #6C5027 #997237 #BF924E #D0AE7B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.36

#997237 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.82

#997237 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #997237

4.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##997237	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##997237	1.00	4.36	4.82	4.82
#FFFFFF	4.36	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.82	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.82	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#817331

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8A7D39

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A66865

Achromatopsia (no color)

#797979

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #997237;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 114, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.091 75.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba9a70',
    500: '#997237',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #997237;
$custom-light: #ba9a70;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#997237",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 36.122,
    "s": 47.115,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57897,
    "c": 0.09068,
    "h": 75.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.19083
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#997237

secondary

#738FB9

accent

#86D751

background

#FBF9F6

surface

#F7F2EC

border

#D0CCC7

text

#120E07

muted

#817E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #997237

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

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