#985B23#985B23

#985B23 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.106 H 59.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#985B23
RGB	rgb(152, 91, 35)
HSL	hsl(29, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(29, 77%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 40.1%, 77%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.63, 20.34, 41.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.63, 45.99, 63.75°)
OKLab	oklab(53.02% 0.0539 0.0911)
OKLCH	oklch(53.02% 0.106 59.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.9948, 14.2807, 3.4512)
Luminance	0.1428 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#985B23 #236098

analogous

#982326 #985B23 #989623

triadic

#985B23 #23985B #5B2398

tetradic

#985B23 #269823 #236098 #962398

square

#985B23 #269823 #236098 #962398

split-complementary

#985B23 #239896 #232698

monochromatic

#351F0C #663D18 #985B23 #CA792E #D9985C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.45

#985B23 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.86

#985B23 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #985B23

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##985B23	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##985B23	1.00	5.45	3.86	5.45
#FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6E611C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6F23

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A64E4F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #985b23;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 91, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.106 59.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc8961',
    500: '#985b23',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #985b23;
$custom-light: #bc8961;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#985b23",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 28.718,
    "s": 62.567,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53021,
    "c": 0.10586,
    "h": 59.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14279
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#985B23

secondary

#598EBE

accent

#97E642

background

#FCF8F5

surface

#F8F0EA

border

#D1CBC6

text

#130B05

muted

#827C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #985B23

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

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