#986E4B#986E4B

#986E4B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.183; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.073 H 60.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#986E4B
RGB	rgb(152, 110, 75)
HSL	hsl(27, 34%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(27, 51%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 27.6%, 50.7%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.90, 12.32, 26.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.90, 28.78, 64.66°)
OKLab	oklab(57.27% 0.036 0.0634)
OKLCH	oklch(57.27% 0.073 60.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.7958, 18.3366, 9.1519)
Luminance	0.1834 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#986E4B #4B7598

analogous

#984B4E #986E4B #98954B

triadic

#986E4B #4B986E #6E4B98

tetradic

#986E4B #4E984B #4B7598 #954B98

square

#986E4B #4E984B #4B7598 #954B98

split-complementary

#986E4B #4B9895 #4B4E98

monochromatic

#463323 #6F5037 #986E4B #B68D6A #CAAC93

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.50

#986E4B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.67

#986E4B on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #986E4B

4.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##986E4B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##986E4B	1.00	4.50	4.67	4.67
#FFFFFF	4.50	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.67	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.67	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B7148

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857A4B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A46565

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #986e4b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 110, 75);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.073 60.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b9977e',
    500: '#986e4b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #986e4b;
$custom-light: #b9977e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#986e4b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 75
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 27.273,
    "s": 33.921,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5727,
    "c": 0.07284,
    "h": 60.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.18335
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#986E4B

secondary

#89A1B6

accent

#99CA5E

background

#FBF9F7

surface

#F6F2EE

border

#D0CCC9

text

#120D0A

muted

#817E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #986E4B

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

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