#985A38#985A38

#985A38 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.095 H 48.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#985A38
RGB	rgb(152, 90, 56)
HSL	hsl(21, 46%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(21, 63%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 40.8%, 63.2%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.62, 22.16, 30.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.62, 37.47, 53.75°)
OKLab	oklab(53.09% 0.0628 0.0711)
OKLCH	oklch(53.09% 0.095 48.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.3201, 14.2750, 5.5838)
Luminance	0.1427 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#985A38 #387698

analogous

#983846 #985A38 #988A38

triadic

#985A38 #38985A #5A3898

tetradic

#985A38 #469838 #387698 #8A3898

square

#985A38 #469838 #387698 #8A3898

split-complementary

#985A38 #38988A #384698

monochromatic

#3F2517 #6B4028 #985A38 #BE764F #CF997C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.45

#985A38 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#985A38 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #985A38

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##985A38	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##985A38	1.00	5.45	3.85	5.45
#FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B6135

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6F38

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A64E52

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #985a38;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 90, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.095 48.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba896f',
    500: '#985a38',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #985a38;
$custom-light: #ba896f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#985a38",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 21.25,
    "s": 46.154,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53089,
    "c": 0.09487,
    "h": 48.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14273
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#985A38

secondary

#74A0B8

accent

#A7D652

background

#FBF8F6

surface

#F7F0EC

border

#D0CBC7

text

#120B07

muted

#817C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #985A38

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

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