#985B21#985B21

#985B21 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.107 H 60.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#985B21
RGB	rgb(152, 91, 33)
HSL	hsl(29, 64%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(29, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 40.1%, 78.3%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.62, 20.25, 42.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.62, 46.77, 64.35°)
OKLab	oklab(53% 0.0534 0.0926)
OKLCH	oklch(53% 0.107 60)
XYZ	xyz(16.9659, 14.2691, 3.2993)
Luminance	0.1427 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#985B21 #215E98

analogous

#982123 #985B21 #989721

triadic

#985B21 #21985B #5B2198

tetradic

#985B21 #239821 #215E98 #972198

square

#985B21 #239821 #215E98 #972198

split-complementary

#985B21 #219897 #212398

monochromatic

#331F0B #663D16 #985B21 #CA792C #DB9859

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.45

#985B21 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#985B21 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #985B21

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##985B21	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##985B21	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)

#6E6119

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6F21

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A64D4F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #985b21;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 91, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.107 60.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc8960',
    500: '#985b21',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #985b21;
$custom-light: #bc8960;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#985b21",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 29.244,
    "s": 64.324,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53003,
    "c": 0.10685,
    "h": 60
  },
  "luminance": 0.14267
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#985B21

secondary

#568CBF

accent

#96E740

background

#FCF8F5

surface

#F8F0EA

border

#D1CBC6

text

#130B05

muted

#827C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #985B21

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

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