#96845E
Closest named color: Brown Grey (#8D8468). oklch(62% 0.058 85.4), rgb(150, 132, 94).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.75:1).
About this color
#96845E is a medium-light, muted orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.058 and its hue 85°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Brown Grey (#8D8468), ΔE 0.018 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.75:1.
| Hue family | Oranges |
| Lightness | medium-light (62%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.058) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Brown Grey (#8D8468) |
| Black text | 5.75:1 |
| White text | 3.64:1 |
Values
| HEX | #96845E |
| RGB | rgb(150, 132, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 23%, 48%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62% 0.058 85.4) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #96845E | 3.64:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #96845E | 5.75:1 | AA | Lc 40.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #96845E text on white | 3.64:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #96845E text on black | 5.75:1 | AA | Lc -37.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.
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Step 50
50
#F6F5F3
oklch(97% 0.003 84.6)
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Step 100
100
#ECE9E4
oklch(93.5% 0.007 80.7)
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Step 200
200
#DED9CE
oklch(88.6% 0.016 86.4)
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Step 300
300
#C9C0AD
oklch(81% 0.028 85.7)
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Step 400
400
#AD9F81
oklch(70.7% 0.045 85.9)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#96845E
oklch(62% 0.058 85.4)
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Step 600
600
#847148
oklch(55.7% 0.062 85.6)
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Step 700
700
#705E39
oklch(49% 0.058 84.4)
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Step 800
800
#5B4D30
oklch(42.7% 0.047 84.7)
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Step 900
900
#4B402A
oklch(37.7% 0.038 84.2)
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Step 950
950
#2C2619
oklch(27.1% 0.024 86)
#96845E with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #8D835B | 0.015 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #91885F | 0.013 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #9F7E7A | 0.051 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #868686 | 0.058 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #96845E
#96845E
oklch(62% 0.058 85.4)
- #7686AA
#7686AA
oklch(62.1% 0.058 266)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #96845E, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Brown Grey #8D8468 ΔE 0.018
- Puce #A57E52 ΔE 0.027
- Coffee #A6814C ΔE 0.030
- Mocha #9D7651 ΔE 0.037
- Tan Brown #AB7E4C ΔE 0.037
- Light Brown #AD8150 ΔE 0.038
- Dark Sand #A88F59 ΔE 0.045
- Drab #828344 ΔE 0.048
Use #96845E in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.