Sepia#985E2B

#985E2B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.100 H 59.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

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Color values

HEX	#985E2B
RGB	rgb(152, 94, 43)
HSL	hsl(28, 56%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(28, 72%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 38.2%, 71.7%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.44, 19.03, 38.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.44, 42.64, 63.49°)
OKLab	oklab(53.67% 0.0513 0.0862)
OKLCH	oklch(53.67% 0.1 59.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.3890, 14.8569, 4.2369)
Luminance	0.1485 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#985E2B #2B6598

analogous

#982B2F #985E2B #98942B

triadic

#985E2B #2B985E #5E2B98

tetradic

#985E2B #2F982B #2B6598 #942B98

square

#985E2B #2F982B #2B6598 #942B98

split-complementary

#985E2B #2B9894 #2B2F98

monochromatic

#392310 #68401E #985E2B #C77C39 #D59B69

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.29

#985E2B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#985E2B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #985E2B

5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##985E2B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##985E2B	1.00	5.29	3.97	5.29
#FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#706425

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D712B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A65153

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #985e2b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 94, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.100 59.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb8c67',
    500: '#985e2b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #985e2b;
$custom-light: #bb8c67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#985e2b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 28.073,
    "s": 55.897,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53667,
    "c": 0.10032,
    "h": 59.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14855
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#985E2B

secondary

#6492BB

accent

#99DF49

background

#FCF8F6

surface

#F8F0EB

border

#D1CBC6

text

#130C06

muted

#827D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #985E2B

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

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