#985B36#985B36

#985B36 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.095 H 50.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#985B36
RGB	rgb(152, 91, 54)
HSL	hsl(23, 48%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(23, 64%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 40.1%, 64.5%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.84, 21.44, 31.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.84, 38.18, 55.84°)
OKLab	oklab(53.24% 0.0604 0.0738)
OKLCH	oklch(53.24% 0.095 50.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.3571, 14.4256, 5.3596)
Luminance	0.1442 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#985B36 #367398

analogous

#983642 #985B36 #988C36

triadic

#985B36 #36985B #5B3698

tetradic

#985B36 #429836 #367398 #8C3698

square

#985B36 #429836 #367398 #8C3698

split-complementary

#985B36 #36988C #364298

monochromatic

#3E2516 #6B4026 #985B36 #BF774C #CF9A79

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.41

#985B36 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#985B36 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #985B36

5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##985B36	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##985B36	1.00	5.41	3.88	5.41
#FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C6233

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6F36

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A64F52

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #985b36;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 91, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.095 50.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba8a6e',
    500: '#985b36',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #985b36;
$custom-light: #ba8a6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#985b36",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 22.653,
    "s": 47.573,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53244,
    "c": 0.09536,
    "h": 50.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14424
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#985B36

secondary

#729EB8

accent

#A4D751

background

#FCF8F6

surface

#F8F0EC

border

#D1CBC7

text

#120B07

muted

#817C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #985B36

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

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