#985C36#985C36

#985C36 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.095 H 51.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#985C36
RGB	rgb(152, 92, 54)
HSL	hsl(23, 48%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(23, 64%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 39.5%, 64.5%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.08, 20.87, 31.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.08, 38.10, 56.79°)
OKLab	oklab(53.43% 0.0586 0.0745)
OKLCH	oklch(53.43% 0.095 51.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.4432, 14.5977, 5.3883)
Luminance	0.1460 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#985C36 #367298

analogous

#983641 #985C36 #988D36

triadic

#985C36 #36985C #5C3698

tetradic

#985C36 #419836 #367298 #8D3698

square

#985C36 #419836 #367298 #8D3698

split-complementary

#985C36 #36988D #364198

monochromatic

#3E2516 #6B4126 #985C36 #BF794C #CF9B79

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.36

#985C36 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.92

#985C36 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #985C36

5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##985C36	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##985C36	1.00	5.36	3.92	5.36
#FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D6332

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B7036

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A65053

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #985c36;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 92, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.095 51.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba8a6e',
    500: '#985c36',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #985c36;
$custom-light: #ba8a6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#985c36",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 23.265,
    "s": 47.573,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5343,
    "c": 0.09478,
    "h": 51.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14596
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#985C36

secondary

#729DB8

accent

#A3D751

background

#FBF8F6

surface

#F7F0EC

border

#D0CBC7

text

#120C07

muted

#817D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #985C36

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

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