#985C38#985C38

#985C38 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.094 H 50.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#985C38
RGB	rgb(152, 92, 56)
HSL	hsl(23, 46%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(23, 63%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 39.5%, 63.2%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.10, 21.02, 30.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.10, 37.28, 55.69°)
OKLab	oklab(53.46% 0.0594 0.0724)
OKLCH	oklch(53.46% 0.094 50.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.4911, 14.6169, 5.6408)
Luminance	0.1462 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#985C38 #387498

analogous

#983844 #985C38 #988C38

triadic

#985C38 #38985C #5C3898

tetradic

#985C38 #449838 #387498 #8C3898

square

#985C38 #449838 #387498 #8C3898

split-complementary

#985C38 #38988C #384498

monochromatic

#3F2617 #6B4128 #985C38 #BE794F #CF9B7C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.35

#985C38 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.92

#985C38 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #985C38

5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##985C38	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##985C38	1.00	5.35	3.92	5.35
#FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D6335

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B7038

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A65053

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #985c38;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 92, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.094 50.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba8a6f',
    500: '#985c38',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #985c38;
$custom-light: #ba8a6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#985c38",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 22.5,
    "s": 46.154,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53459,
    "c": 0.0936,
    "h": 50.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14615
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#985C38

secondary

#749EB8

accent

#A4D652

background

#FBF8F6

surface

#F7F0EC

border

#D0CBC7

text

#120C07

muted

#817D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #985C38

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

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