#986E2E#986E2E

#986E2E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.180; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.096 H 74.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#986E2E
RGB	rgb(152, 110, 46)
HSL	hsl(36, 54%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(36, 70%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 27.6%, 69.7%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.53, 10.01, 41.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.53, 42.27, 76.31°)
OKLab	oklab(56.86% 0.0251 0.093)
OKLCH	oklch(56.86% 0.096 74.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.0192, 18.0260, 5.0619)
Luminance	0.1802 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#986E2E #2E5898

analogous

#98392E #986E2E #8D982E

triadic

#986E2E #2E986E #6E2E98

tetradic

#986E2E #2E9839 #2E5898 #982E8D

square

#986E2E #2E9839 #2E5898 #982E8D

split-complementary

#986E2E #2E8D98 #392E98

monochromatic

#3A2A12 #694C20 #986E2E #C5903E #D3AB6D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.56

#986E2E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.60

#986E2E on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #986E2E

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##986E2E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##986E2E	1.00	4.56	4.60	4.60
#FFFFFF	4.56	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.60	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.60	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7D7027

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#877A30

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A56360

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #986e2e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 110, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.096 74.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba976a',
    500: '#986e2e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #986e2e;
$custom-light: #ba976a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#986e2e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 36.226,
    "s": 53.535,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56858,
    "c": 0.0963,
    "h": 74.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.18025
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#986E2E

secondary

#6888BA

accent

#85DD4B

background

#FBF9F6

surface

#F7F2EB

border

#D0CCC6

text

#120D06

muted

#817E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #986E2E

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

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