#985E36#985E36

#985E36 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.094 H 53.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#985E36
RGB	rgb(152, 94, 54)
HSL	hsl(24, 48%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(24, 64%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 38.2%, 64.5%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.56, 19.73, 32.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.56, 37.98, 58.70°)
OKLab	oklab(53.81% 0.0552 0.0757)
OKLCH	oklch(53.81% 0.094 53.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.6187, 14.9488, 5.4468)
Luminance	0.1495 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#985E36 #367098

analogous

#98363F #985E36 #988F36

triadic

#985E36 #36985E #5E3698

tetradic

#985E36 #3F9836 #367098 #8F3698

square

#985E36 #3F9836 #367098 #8F3698

split-complementary

#985E36 #36988F #363F98

monochromatic

#3E2616 #6B4226 #985E36 #BF7B4C #CF9C79

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.26

#985E36 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.99

#985E36 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #985E36

5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##985E36	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##985E36	1.00	5.26	3.99	5.26
#FFFFFF	5.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F6432

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C7136

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A65255

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #985e36;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 94, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.094 53.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba8c6e',
    500: '#985e36',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #985e36;
$custom-light: #ba8c6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#985e36",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 24.49,
    "s": 47.573,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53805,
    "c": 0.09369,
    "h": 53.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14947
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#985E36

secondary

#729BB8

accent

#A0D751

background

#FBF8F6

surface

#F7F0EC

border

#D0CBC7

text

#120C07

muted

#817D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #985E36

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

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