#997B23#997B23

#997B23 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.211; OKLCH L 59.6% C 0.109 H 89.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#997B23
RGB	rgb(153, 123, 35)
HSL	hsl(45, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(45, 77%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 19.6%, 77.1%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.02, 2.49, 49.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.02, 49.53, 87.12°)
OKLab	oklab(59.59% 0.0018 0.1086)
OKLCH	oklch(59.59% 0.109 89.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.5244, 21.0609, 4.5739)
Luminance	0.2106 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#997B23 #234199

analogous

#994023 #997B23 #7C9923

triadic

#997B23 #23997B #7B2399

tetradic

#997B23 #239940 #234199 #99237C

square

#997B23 #239940 #234199 #99237C

split-complementary

#997B23 #237C99 #402399

monochromatic

#352B0C #675318 #997B23 #CBA32E #DABA5D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.03

#997B23 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.21

#997B23 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #997B23

5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##997B23	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##997B23	1.00	4.03	5.21	5.21
#FFFFFF	4.03	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.21	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.21	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8A7A14

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#918228

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A6706A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7F7F7F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #997b23;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 123, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.6% 0.109 89.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bba065',
    500: '#997b23',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #997b23;
$custom-light: #bba065;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#997b23",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 123,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 44.746,
    "s": 62.766,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59593,
    "c": 0.10861,
    "h": 89.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.2106
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#997B23

secondary

#5973BE

accent

#6CE642

background

#FCF9F6

surface

#F8F2EB

border

#D1CCC6

text

#120E06

muted

#817E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #997B23

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

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