#986915

Color #986915

A vivid, highly saturated dark orange.

Closest named color Peru #cd853f · ΔE 16.87 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-700 #a65f00 · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#986915

RGB

rgb(152, 105, 21)

HSL

hsl(38.5, 75.7%, 33.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(38.5, 86.2%, 59.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 30.9%, 86.2%, 40.4%)

LAB

lab(48.05, 11.78, 50)

LCH

lch(48.05, 51.37, 76.74)

OKLCH

oklch(55.7%, 0.1099, 75.72)

HWB

hwb(38.5, 8.2%, 40.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#154498

Analogous

#982815

#986915

#859815

Triadic

#986915

#159869

#691598

Split-complementary

#986915

#158598

#281598

Tetradic

#986915

#449815

#154498

#691598

Square

#986915

#159828

#154498

#981585

Shades

Color #986915 mixed toward black.

#7f5712

#65460e

#4c340b

#332307

#191104

Tints

Color #986915 mixed toward white.

#c98b1c

#e4a73a

#ebbd6b

#f1d39c

#f8e9ce

Tones

Color #986915 mixed toward gray.

#8d6620

#82632b

#776036

#6c5d41

#615a4c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.37:1

White text reads better on this background (4.81:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#868638 · ΔE 17.3

Deuteranopia

#898c3e · ΔE 19.1

Tritanopia

#96484b · ΔE 28.8

Achromatopsia

#727272 · ΔE 23.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #986915;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#986915]

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Wheat #f5deb3

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Floral White #fffaf0

Frequently asked questions

#986915 (#986915) is rgb(152, 105, 21) in RGB.

No, #986915 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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