#985D38#985D38

#985D38 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.093 H 51.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#985D38
RGB	rgb(152, 93, 56)
HSL	hsl(23, 46%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(23, 63%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 38.8%, 63.2%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.35, 20.45, 31.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.35, 37.21, 56.67°)
OKLab	oklab(53.65% 0.0577 0.073)
OKLCH	oklch(53.65% 0.093 51.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.5783, 14.7913, 5.6699)
Luminance	0.1479 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#985D38 #387398

analogous

#983843 #985D38 #988D38

triadic

#985D38 #38985D #5D3898

tetradic

#985D38 #439838 #387398 #8D3898

square

#985D38 #439838 #387398 #8D3898

split-complementary

#985D38 #38988D #384398

monochromatic

#3F2617 #6B4228 #985D38 #BE7A4F #CF9C7C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.31

#985D38 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#985D38 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #985D38

5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##985D38	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##985D38	1.00	5.31	3.96	5.31
#FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6E6335

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C7038

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A55154

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #985d38;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 93, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.093 51.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba8b6f',
    500: '#985d38',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #985d38;
$custom-light: #ba8b6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#985d38",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 23.125,
    "s": 46.154,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53646,
    "c": 0.09302,
    "h": 51.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1479
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#985D38

secondary

#749EB8

accent

#A3D652

background

#FBF8F6

surface

#F7F0EC

border

#D0CBC7

text

#120C07

muted

#817D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #985D38

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

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