#985C2B#985C2B

#985C2B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.101 H 57.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#985C2B
RGB	rgb(152, 92, 43)
HSL	hsl(27, 56%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(27, 72%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 39.5%, 71.7%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.95, 20.17, 37.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.95, 42.69, 61.80°)
OKLab	oklab(53.29% 0.0547 0.0851)
OKLCH	oklch(53.29% 0.101 57.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.2135, 14.5058, 4.1784)
Luminance	0.1450 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#985C2B #2B6798

analogous

#982B31 #985C2B #98922B

triadic

#985C2B #2B985C #5C2B98

tetradic

#985C2B #31982B #2B6798 #922B98

square

#985C2B #31982B #2B6798 #922B98

split-complementary

#985C2B #2B9892 #2B3198

monochromatic

#392210 #683F1E #985C2B #C77939 #D59969

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.38

#985C2B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#985C2B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #985C2B

5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##985C2B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##985C2B	1.00	5.38	3.90	5.38
#FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6E6226

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C702B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A64F51

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #985c2b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 92, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.101 57.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb8a67',
    500: '#985c2b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #985c2b;
$custom-light: #bb8a67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#985c2b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 26.972,
    "s": 55.897,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5329,
    "c": 0.10116,
    "h": 57.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14504
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#985C2B

secondary

#6494BB

accent

#9CDF49

background

#FCF8F6

surface

#F8F0EB

border

#D1CBC6

text

#130C06

muted

#827D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #985C2B

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

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