#986500

Color #986500

A vivid, highly saturated dark orange.

Closest named color Dark Goldenrod #b8860b · ΔE 15.3 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-700 #a65f00 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#986500

RGB

rgb(152, 101, 0)

HSL

hsl(39.9, 100%, 29.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(39.9, 100%, 59.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 33.6%, 100%, 40.4%)

LAB

lab(46.95, 13.66, 54.42)

LCH

lch(46.95, 56.11, 75.91)

OKLCH

oklch(54.8%, 0.1158, 74.48)

HWB

hwb(39.9, 0%, 40.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#003398

Analogous

#981900

#986500

#7f9800

Triadic

#986500

#009865

#650098

Split-complementary

#986500

#007f98

#190098

Tetradic

#986500

#339800

#003398

#650098

Square

#986500

#009819

#003398

#98007f

Shades

Color #986500 mixed toward black.

#7f5400

#654300

#4c3300

#332200

#191100

Tints

Color #986500 mixed toward white.

#d48d00

#ffaf10

#ffc34c

#ffd788

#ffebc3

Tones

Color #986500 mixed toward gray.

#8b610d

#7f5d19

#725926

#655433

#59503f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.2:1

White text reads better on this background (5:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#858532 · ΔE 18.7

Deuteranopia

#888b38 · ΔE 20.4

Tritanopia

#964346 · ΔE 29.4

Achromatopsia

#6f6f6f · ΔE 24.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #986500;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#986500]

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Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Frequently asked questions

#986500 (#986500) is rgb(152, 101, 0) in RGB.

No, #986500 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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