#986E42#986E42

#986E42 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.080 H 66.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#986E42
RGB	rgb(152, 110, 66)
HSL	hsl(31, 39%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(31, 57%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 27.6%, 56.6%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.76, 11.48, 30.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.76, 32.95, 69.62°)
OKLab	oklab(57.12% 0.0323 0.0736)
OKLCH	oklch(57.12% 0.08 66.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.5093, 18.2220, 7.6429)
Luminance	0.1822 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#986E42 #426C98

analogous

#984342 #986E42 #979842

triadic

#986E42 #42986E #6E4298

tetradic

#986E42 #429843 #426C98 #984297

square

#986E42 #429843 #426C98 #984297

split-complementary

#986E42 #429798 #434298

monochromatic

#43301D #6D4F2F #986E42 #B98D5E #CCAB89

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.52

#986E42 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.64

#986E42 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #986E42

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##986E42	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##986E42	1.00	4.52	4.64	4.64
#FFFFFF	4.52	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.64	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.64	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C713E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867A43

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A46463

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #986e42;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 110, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.080 66.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b99777',
    500: '#986e42',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #986e42;
$custom-light: #b99777;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#986e42",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 30.698,
    "s": 39.45,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57119,
    "c": 0.08038,
    "h": 66.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.18221
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#986E42

secondary

#7F9AB7

accent

#93CF58

background

#FBF9F7

surface

#F6F2ED

border

#D0CCC8

text

#120D09

muted

#817E7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #986E42

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

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