#997255#997255

#997255 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.195; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.065 H 57.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#997255
RGB	rgb(153, 114, 85)
HSL	hsl(26, 29%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(26, 44%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 25.5%, 44.4%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.23, 11.52, 22.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.23, 24.87, 62.42°)
OKLab	oklab(58.38% 0.0346 0.0547)
OKLCH	oklch(58.38% 0.065 57.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.7947, 19.4641, 11.2542)
Luminance	0.1946 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#997255 #557C99

analogous

#99555A #997255 #999455

triadic

#997255 #559972 #725599

tetradic

#997255 #5A9955 #557C99 #945599

square

#997255 #5A9955 #557C99 #945599

split-complementary

#997255 #559994 #555A99

monochromatic

#4A3729 #72553F #997255 #B49177 #CAB19F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.29

#997255 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.89

#997255 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #997255

4.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##997255	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##997255	1.00	4.29	4.89	4.89
#FFFFFF	4.29	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.89	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.89	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E7553

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#877D55

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A46A6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #997255;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 114, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.065 57.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b99a85',
    500: '#997255',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #997255;
$custom-light: #b99a85;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#997255",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 25.588,
    "s": 28.571,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58384,
    "c": 0.06468,
    "h": 57.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.19463
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#997255

secondary

#93A8B7

accent

#9BC563

background

#FBF9F8

surface

#F6F2EF

border

#D0CCCA

text

#120E0B

muted

#817E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #997255

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

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