#986C2E#986C2E

#986C2E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.096 H 72.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#986C2E
RGB	rgb(152, 108, 46)
HSL	hsl(35, 54%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(35, 70%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 28.9%, 69.7%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.01, 11.15, 40.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.01, 42.01, 74.60°)
OKLab	oklab(56.45% 0.0284 0.0918)
OKLCH	oklch(56.45% 0.096 72.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.8058, 17.5993, 4.9908)
Luminance	0.1760 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#986C2E #2E5A98

analogous

#98372E #986C2E #8F982E

triadic

#986C2E #2E986C #6C2E98

tetradic

#986C2E #2E9837 #2E5A98 #982E8F

square

#986C2E #2E9837 #2E5A98 #982E8F

split-complementary

#986C2E #2E8F98 #372E98

monochromatic

#3A2912 #694B20 #986C2E #C58D3E #D3A96D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.65

#986C2E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.52

#986C2E on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #986C2E

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##986C2E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##986C2E	1.00	4.65	4.52	4.65
#FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C6E27

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867930

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A5615F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #986c2e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 108, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.096 72.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba966a',
    500: '#986c2e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #986c2e;
$custom-light: #ba966a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#986c2e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 35.094,
    "s": 53.535,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5645,
    "c": 0.09609,
    "h": 72.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.17598
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#986C2E

secondary

#688ABA

accent

#88DD4B

background

#FBF9F6

surface

#F7F1EB

border

#D0CBC6

text

#120D06

muted

#817E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #986C2E

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

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