#978768
Closest named color: Brown Grey (#8D8468). oklch(63% 0.048 83.7), rgb(151, 135, 104).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.98:1).
About this color
#978768 is a medium-light, muted orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.048 and its hue 84°. 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 5.98:1.
| Hue family | Oranges |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.048) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Brown Grey (#8D8468) |
| Black text | 5.98:1 |
| White text | 3.51:1 |
Values
| HEX | #978768 |
| RGB | rgb(151, 135, 104) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 18%, 50%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63% 0.048 83.7) |
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 #978768 | 3.51:1 | AA large text | Lc -68.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #978768 | 5.98:1 | AA | Lc 41.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #978768 text on white | 3.51:1 | AA large text | Lc 62.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| #978768 text on black | 5.98:1 | AA | Lc -39.0 | 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
#ECE9E5
oklch(93.5% 0.006 75.4)
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Step 200
200
#DDD9D0
oklch(88.6% 0.013 86.8)
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Step 300
300
#C8C0B0
oklch(81% 0.024 84.6)
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Step 400
400
#AC9F86
oklch(70.7% 0.038 83.7)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#978768
oklch(63% 0.048 83.7)
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Step 600
600
#827150
oklch(55.6% 0.052 83.6)
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Step 700
700
#6E5F41
oklch(49.2% 0.048 84.2)
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Step 800
800
#5A4D35
oklch(42.7% 0.041 82.4)
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Step 900
900
#4A402E
oklch(37.7% 0.032 82)
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Step 950
950
#2B261B
oklch(27.1% 0.021 86.4)
#978768 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) | #8F8666 | 0.013 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #938B69 | 0.012 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #9F827F | 0.043 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #898989 | 0.048 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #978768
#978768
oklch(63% 0.048 83.7)
- #7A89A7
#7A89A7
oklch(62.9% 0.049 264.1)
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 #978768, 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 0.034
- Coffee #A6814C ΔE 0.037
- Warm Grey #978A84 ΔE 0.038
- Light Brown #AD8150 ΔE 0.041
- Tan Brown #AB7E4C ΔE 0.043
- Dark Sand #A88F59 ΔE 0.043
- Mocha #9D7651 ΔE 0.046
Use #978768 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.