#98652D

Closest named color: Sepia (#985E2B). oklch(55% 0.097 65.7), rgb(152, 101, 45).

White text reads best on this color (4.95:1).

About this color

#98652D is a medium-dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 55%, its chroma 0.097 and its hue 66°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Sepia (#985E2B), ΔE 0.018 away. White text reads best on it, at 4.95:1.

Hue family	Browns
Lightness	medium-dark (55%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.097)
Temperature	warm
Nearest name	Sepia (#985E2B)
Black text	4.23:1
White text	4.95:1

Values

HEX	#98652D
RGB	rgb(152, 101, 45)
HSL	hsl(31, 54%, 39%)
OKLCH	oklch(55% 0.097 65.7)

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 #98652D	4.95:1	AA	Lc -79.5	Fine for body text
Black text on #98652D	4.23:1	AA large text	Lc 30.0	Dividers and decoration only
#98652D text on white	4.95:1	AA	Lc 74.1	Content text, not long reading
#98652D text on black	4.23:1	AA large text	Lc -27.6	Dividers and decoration only

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 600.

Step 50
50

#F8F5F1

oklch(97.1% 0.006 75.4)
Step 100
100

#F0E8E1

oklch(93.5% 0.013 63.9)
Step 200
200

#E5D6C9

oklch(88.5% 0.024 63.5)
Step 300
300

#D5BCA4

oklch(81% 0.043 66)
Step 400
400

#BF9872

oklch(70.7% 0.07 65.6)
Step 500
500

#AF7E4C

oklch(63.1% 0.09 65.5)
Step 600
600 (this color)

#98652D

oklch(55% 0.097 65.7)
Step 700
700

#835521

oklch(49.1% 0.09 65.8)
Step 800
800

#6B461D

oklch(42.8% 0.075 65.9)
Step 900
900

#573B1E

oklch(37.8% 0.058 65.4)
Step 950
950

#332312

oklch(27.1% 0.037 66.8)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#98652D 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)	#756927	0.062
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#81752E	0.056
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#A65959	0.076
Achromatopsia (no color)	#707070	0.097