#985E40#985E40

#985E40 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.088 H 47.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#985E40
RGB	rgb(152, 94, 64)
HSL	hsl(20, 41%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(20, 58%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 38.2%, 57.9%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.71, 20.51, 26.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.71, 33.90, 52.77°)
OKLab	oklab(53.96% 0.0591 0.0647)
OKLCH	oklch(53.96% 0.088 47.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.8782, 15.0526, 6.8134)
Luminance	0.1505 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#985E40 #407A98

analogous

#98404E #985E40 #988A40

triadic

#985E40 #40985E #5E4098

tetradic

#985E40 #4E9840 #407A98 #8A4098

square

#985E40 #4E9840 #407A98 #8A4098

split-complementary

#985E40 #40988A #404E98

monochromatic

#42291C #6D432E #985E40 #BA7C5B #CC9E86

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.24

#985E40 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#985E40 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #985E40

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##985E40	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##985E40	1.00	5.24	4.01	5.24
#FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6E653D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C7140

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A55357

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #985e40;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 94, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.088 47.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba8c75',
    500: '#985e40',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #985e40;
$custom-light: #ba8c75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#985e40",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 20.455,
    "s": 40.741,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53961,
    "c": 0.08766,
    "h": 47.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15051
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#985E40

secondary

#7DA3B7

accent

#A7D157

background

#FBF8F7

surface

#F7F0ED

border

#D0CBC8

text

#120C08

muted

#817D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #985E40

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

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