#985B38#985B38

#985B38 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.094 H 49.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#985B38
RGB	rgb(152, 91, 56)
HSL	hsl(22, 46%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(22, 63%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 40.1%, 63.2%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.86, 21.59, 30.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.86, 37.37, 54.72°)
OKLab	oklab(53.27% 0.0611 0.0717)
OKLCH	oklch(53.27% 0.094 49.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.4051, 14.4448, 5.6121)
Luminance	0.1444 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#985B38 #387598

analogous

#983845 #985B38 #988B38

triadic

#985B38 #38985B #5B3898

tetradic

#985B38 #459838 #387598 #8B3898

square

#985B38 #459838 #387598 #8B3898

split-complementary

#985B38 #38988B #384598

monochromatic

#3F2517 #6B4028 #985B38 #BE784F #CF9A7C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.40

#985B38 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.89

#985B38 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #985B38

5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##985B38	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##985B38	1.00	5.40	3.89	5.40
#FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C6235

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6F38

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A64F53

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #985b38;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 91, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.094 49.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba8a6f',
    500: '#985b38',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #985b38;
$custom-light: #ba8a6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#985b38",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 21.875,
    "s": 46.154,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53274,
    "c": 0.09423,
    "h": 49.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14443
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#985B38

secondary

#749FB8

accent

#A6D652

background

#FBF8F6

surface

#F7F0EC

border

#D0CBC7

text

#120B07

muted

#817C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #985B38

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

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