#985C42#985C42

#985C42 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.088 H 43.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#985C42
RGB	rgb(152, 92, 66)
HSL	hsl(18, 39%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(18, 57%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 39.5%, 56.6%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.25, 21.82, 25.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.25, 33.38, 49.18°)
OKLab	oklab(53.62% 0.0634 0.061)
OKLCH	oklch(53.62% 0.088 43.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.7606, 14.7247, 7.0600)
Luminance	0.1472 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#985C42 #427E98

analogous

#984253 #985C42 #988742

triadic

#985C42 #42985C #5C4298

tetradic

#985C42 #539842 #427E98 #874298

square

#985C42 #539842 #427E98 #874298

split-complementary

#985C42 #429887 #425398

monochromatic

#43281D #6D422F #985C42 #B97A5E #CC9D89

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#985C42 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.94

#985C42 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #985C42

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##985C42	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##985C42	1.00	5.32	3.94	5.32
#FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C6340

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A7042

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A55156

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #985c42;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 92, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.088 43.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba8a77',
    500: '#985c42',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #985c42;
$custom-light: #ba8a77;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#985c42",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 18.14,
    "s": 39.45,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53623,
    "c": 0.08799,
    "h": 43.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14723
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#985C42

secondary

#7FA6B7

accent

#ABCF58

background

#FBF8F7

surface

#F7F0ED

border

#D0CBC8

text

#120C08

muted

#817D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #985C42

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

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