#985E23#985E23

#985E23 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.105 H 62.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#985E23
RGB	rgb(152, 94, 35)
HSL	hsl(30, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(30, 77%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 38.2%, 77%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.36, 18.62, 41.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.36, 45.92, 66.08°)
OKLab	oklab(53.59% 0.0489 0.0927)
OKLCH	oklch(53.59% 0.105 62.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.2564, 14.8039, 3.5384)
Luminance	0.1480 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#985E23 #235D98

analogous

#982323 #985E23 #989823

triadic

#985E23 #23985E #5E2398

tetradic

#985E23 #239823 #235D98 #982398

square

#985E23 #239823 #235D98 #982398

split-complementary

#985E23 #239898 #232398

monochromatic

#35200C #663F18 #985E23 #CA7D2E #D99B5C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#985E23 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#985E23 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #985E23

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##985E23	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##985E23	1.00	5.30	3.96	5.30
#FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#70631B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7124

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A65152

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #985e23;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 94, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.105 62.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb8c62',
    500: '#985e23',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #985e23;
$custom-light: #bb8c62;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#985e23",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 30.256,
    "s": 62.567,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53587,
    "c": 0.10475,
    "h": 62.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14802
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#985E23

secondary

#598BBE

accent

#93E642

background

#FCF8F5

surface

#F8F0EA

border

#D1CBC6

text

#130C05

muted

#827D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #985E23

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

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