#B98654

Closest named color: Dark Tan (#AF884A). oklch(65.9% 0.091 64.6), rgb(185, 134, 84).

Black text reads best on this color (6.60:1).

About this color

#B98654 is a medium-light, moderately saturated orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 66%, its chroma 0.091 and its hue 65°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dark Tan (#AF884A), ΔE 0.023 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.60:1.

Hue family	Oranges
Lightness	medium-light (66%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.091)
Temperature	warm
Nearest name	Dark Tan (#AF884A)
Black text	6.60:1
White text	3.18:1

Values

HEX	#B98654
RGB	rgb(185, 134, 84)
HSL	hsl(30, 42%, 53%)
OKLCH	oklch(65.9% 0.091 64.6)

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 #B98654	3.18:1	AA large text	Lc -64.3	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #B98654	6.60:1	AA	Lc 45.2	Large or bold text, headings
#B98654 text on white	3.18:1	AA large text	Lc 58.9	Large or bold text, headings
#B98654 text on black	6.60:1	AA	Lc -42.9	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.

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

#D6BBA3

oklch(80.9% 0.045 63.8)
Step 400
400

#C09871

oklch(70.7% 0.072 65.5)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#B98654

oklch(65.9% 0.091 64.6)
Step 600
600

#9B662D

oklch(55.6% 0.099 65)
Step 700
700

#845420

oklch(49% 0.092 64.4)
Step 800
800

#6C451D

oklch(42.7% 0.076 63.7)
Step 900
900

#573A1D

oklch(37.5% 0.059 64.2)
Step 950
950

#332212

oklch(26.9% 0.037 63.4)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#B98654 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)	#968950	0.058
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#A29555	0.052
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#C87B7A	0.070
Achromatopsia (no color)	#909090	0.091