#986C23#986C23

#986C23 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.103 H 75.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#986C23
RGB	rgb(152, 108, 35)
HSL	hsl(37, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(37, 77%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 28.9%, 77%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.91, 10.57, 45.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.91, 46.69, 76.91°)
OKLab	oklab(56.35% 0.0252 0.1001)
OKLCH	oklch(56.35% 0.103 75.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.6161, 17.5234, 3.9917)
Luminance	0.1752 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#986C23 #234F98

analogous

#983223 #986C23 #8A9823

triadic

#986C23 #23986C #6C2398

tetradic

#986C23 #239832 #234F98 #98238A

square

#986C23 #239832 #234F98 #98238A

split-complementary

#986C23 #238A98 #322398

monochromatic

#35250C #664918 #986C23 #CA8F2E #D9AA5C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.66

#986C23 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.50

#986C23 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #986C23

4.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##986C23	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##986C23	1.00	4.66	4.50	4.66
#FFFFFF	4.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C6E18

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#877926

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A6605D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #986c23;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 108, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.103 75.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb9663',
    500: '#986c23',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #986c23;
$custom-light: #bb9663;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#986c23",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 37.436,
    "s": 62.567,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56347,
    "c": 0.10326,
    "h": 75.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.17522
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#986C23

secondary

#597FBE

accent

#80E642

background

#FCF9F6

surface

#F8F1EB

border

#D1CBC6

text

#120D05

muted

#817E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #986C23

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

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