#98703A Color

#98703A is rgb(152, 112, 58) in RGB, hsl(34, 45%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 26%, 62%, 40%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Metallic Bronze (#A97142), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.81. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#98703A

HEX#98703A

RGBrgb(152, 112, 58)

HSLhsl(34, 45%, 41%)

HSVhsv(34, 62%, 60%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 26%, 62%, 40%)

OKLCHoklch(57.4% 0.087 72.8)

LABlab(50.52% 11.87 35.97)

LCHlch(50.52% 37.88 71.74)

What #98703A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #98703A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Metallic Bronze#A97142ΔE 7.81 Metallic Sunburst#9C7C38ΔE 7.88 Dirt#9B7653ΔE 11.05 Coyote Brown#81613CΔE 11.95 Pale Brown#987654ΔE 12.12 Café Au Lait#A67B5BΔE 12.8

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#98703A Channel Values

How #98703A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 152 · G 112 · B 58	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 34° · S 45% · L 41%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 34° · S 62% · V 60%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 26% · Y 62% · K 40%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.45:1 vs white · 4.71:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #98703A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text4.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text4.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #98703A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #98703A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #98703A

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #98703A Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#98703A

Protanopia#78783A

Protanomaly#86753A

Deuteranopia#7F7F37

Deuteranomaly#8A7938

Tritanopia#9B6B6B

Tritanomaly#9A6D5B

Achromatopsia#777777

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Using #98703A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-98703a: #98703A;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #98703A;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-98703a': '#98703A' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.596, green: 0.439, blue: 0.227)

Android XML<color name="color_98703a">#98703A</color>

SVG fillfill="#98703A"

More Brown Colors

#98703A sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

100c08 e17100 1b0d04 e15501 1c1917 e05e00 1f0800 e04000 1f1400 db8f00 241205 db7900 34240e 461901 503607 5c3f19 693507 7a2100 825221 8b6f47 993300 a8732e bd3000 cc3300

#98703A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #98703A?

#98703A is a mid-tone brown — rgb(152, 112, 58) in RGB and hsl(34, 45%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Metallic Bronze (#A97142), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.81.

What is the RGB value of #98703A?

#98703A is rgb(152, 112, 58) — red 152, green 112, and blue 58 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #98703A?

#98703A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 26%, 62%, 40%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #98703A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #98703A scores 4.45:1 against white and 4.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #98703A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #98703A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is sienna (#A0522D) at a CIE76 distance of 20.04, which is visibly different.

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