#985C23#985C23

#985C23 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.105 H 60.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#985C23
RGB	rgb(152, 92, 35)
HSL	hsl(29, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(29, 77%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 39.5%, 77%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.88, 19.76, 41.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.88, 45.96, 64.53°)
OKLab	oklab(53.21% 0.0522 0.0916)
OKLCH	oklch(53.21% 0.105 60.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.0808, 14.4528, 3.4799)
Luminance	0.1445 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#985C23 #235F98

analogous

#982324 #985C23 #989723

triadic

#985C23 #23985C #5C2398

tetradic

#985C23 #249823 #235F98 #972398

square

#985C23 #249823 #235F98 #972398

split-complementary

#985C23 #239897 #232498

monochromatic

#35200C #663E18 #985C23 #CA7A2E #D9995C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.40

#985C23 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.89

#985C23 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #985C23

5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##985C23	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##985C23	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)

#6E621C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D7023

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A64F50

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #985c23;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 92, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.105 60.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc8a62',
    500: '#985c23',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #985c23;
$custom-light: #bc8a62;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#985c23",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 29.231,
    "s": 62.567,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53208,
    "c": 0.10546,
    "h": 60.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14451
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#985C23

secondary

#598DBE

accent

#96E642

background

#FCF8F5

surface

#F8F0EA

border

#D1CBC6

text

#130B05

muted

#827C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #985C23

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

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