#985238#985238

#985238 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.101 H 40.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#985238
RGB	rgb(152, 82, 56)
HSL	hsl(16, 46%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(16, 63%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 46.1%, 63.2%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.76, 26.67, 27.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.76, 38.64, 46.35°)
OKLab	oklab(51.66% 0.0766 0.0661)
OKLCH	oklch(51.66% 0.101 40.8)
XYZ	xyz(16.6813, 12.9973, 5.3709)
Luminance	0.1300 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#985238 #387E98

analogous

#98384E #985238 #988238

triadic

#985238 #389852 #523898

tetradic

#985238 #4E9838 #387E98 #823898

square

#985238 #4E9838 #387E98 #823898

split-complementary

#985238 #389882 #384E98

monochromatic

#3F2217 #6B3A28 #985238 #BE6D4F #CF927C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.83

#985238 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.60

#985238 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #985238

5.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##985238	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##985238	1.00	5.83	3.60	5.83
#FFFFFF	5.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645C36

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#756B37

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A6454C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #985238;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 82, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.101 40.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb836f',
    500: '#985238',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #985238;
$custom-light: #bb836f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#985238",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 16.25,
    "s": 46.154,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51656,
    "c": 0.10116,
    "h": 40.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12996
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#985238

secondary

#74A5B8

accent

#B2D652

background

#FCF8F6

surface

#F8EFEC

border

#D1CAC7

text

#120B07

muted

#817C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #985238

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

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