#985E38#985E38

#985E38 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.092 H 52.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#985E38
RGB	rgb(152, 94, 56)
HSL	hsl(24, 46%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(24, 63%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 38.2%, 63.2%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.59, 19.87, 31.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.59, 37.14, 57.65°)
OKLab	oklab(53.83% 0.0559 0.0736)
OKLCH	oklch(53.83% 0.092 52.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.6667, 14.9680, 5.6993)
Luminance	0.1497 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#985E38 #387298

analogous

#983842 #985E38 #988E38

triadic

#985E38 #38985E #5E3898

tetradic

#985E38 #429838 #387298 #8E3898

square

#985E38 #429838 #387298 #8E3898

split-complementary

#985E38 #38988E #384298

monochromatic

#3F2717 #6B4228 #985E38 #BE7B4F #CF9D7C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.26

#985E38 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.99

#985E38 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #985E38

5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##985E38	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##985E38	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)

#6F6435

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C7138

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A55255

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #985e38;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 94, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.092 52.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba8c6f',
    500: '#985e38',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #985e38;
$custom-light: #ba8c6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#985e38",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 23.75,
    "s": 46.154,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53834,
    "c": 0.09246,
    "h": 52.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14966
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#985E38

secondary

#749DB8

accent

#A2D652

background

#FBF8F6

surface

#F7F0EC

border

#D0CBC7

text

#120C07

muted

#817D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #985E38

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

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