#986B2B#986B2B

#986B2B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.098 H 72.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#986B2B
RGB	rgb(152, 107, 43)
HSL	hsl(35, 56%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(35, 72%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 29.6%, 71.7%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.72, 11.56, 41.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.72, 43.22, 74.49°)
OKLab	oklab(56.22% 0.0292 0.0937)
OKLCH	oklch(56.22% 0.098 72.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.6439, 17.3667, 4.6552)
Luminance	0.1736 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#986B2B #2B5898

analogous

#98342B #986B2B #8E982B

triadic

#986B2B #2B986B #6B2B98

tetradic

#986B2B #2B9834 #2B5898 #982B8E

square

#986B2B #2B9834 #2B5898 #982B8E

split-complementary

#986B2B #2B8E98 #342B98

monochromatic

#392810 #68491E #986B2B #C78C39 #D5A869

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.69

#986B2B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.47

#986B2B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #986B2B

4.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##986B2B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##986B2B	1.00	4.69	4.47	4.69
#FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B6D23

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#85782D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A5605D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #986b2b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 107, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.098 72.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba9568',
    500: '#986b2b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #986b2b;
$custom-light: #ba9568;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#986b2b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 35.229,
    "s": 55.897,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56217,
    "c": 0.09811,
    "h": 72.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17365
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#986B2B

secondary

#6488BB

accent

#87DF49

background

#FCF9F6

surface

#F8F1EB

border

#D1CBC6

text

#120D06

muted

#817E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #986B2B

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

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