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#98705D Color

#98705D is rgb(152, 112, 93) in RGB, hsl(19, 24%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 26%, 39%, 40%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blast-off Bronze (#A57164), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#98705D
HEX#98705D
RGBrgb(152, 112, 93)
HSLhsl(19, 24%, 48%)
HSVhsv(19, 39%, 60%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 26%, 39%, 40%)
OKLCHoklch(58% 0.058 46.5)
LABlab(51.00% 14.41 17.11)
LCHlch(51.00% 22.37 49.90)

What #98705D 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 #98705D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blast-off Bronze#A57164ΔE 5.99Liver Chestnut#987456ΔE 5.99Mocha#967969ΔE 6.4Spicy Mix#8B5F4DΔE 6.69Pastel Brown#836953ΔE 7.58Beaver#9F8170ΔE 7.8

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

#98705D Channel Values

How #98705D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 152 · G 112 · B 938-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 19° · S 24% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 19° · S 39% · V 60%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 26% · Y 39% · K 40%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.37:1 vs white · 4.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #98705D 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 text4.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #98705D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #98705D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #98705D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#98705D
Complementary
#5D8598
Analogous
#985D68
Analogous
#988D5D
Triadic
#5D9870
Triadic
#705D98
Split comp.
#5D988D
Split comp.
#5D6898

Tints & Shades of #98705D

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.

Tints

#A88271
#B59687
#C3A99D
#D2BFB6
#E0D3CC
#EEE6E3

Shades

#856251
#6F5144
#5C4338
#49352D
#362821
#201713

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #98705D.

How #98705D 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#98705D
Protanopia#78785D
Protanomaly#86755D
Deuteranopia#7F7F5B
Deuteranomaly#8A795C
Tritanopia#996E6E
Tritanomaly#996F67
Achromatopsia#797979

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #98705D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-98705d: #98705D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #98705D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-98705d': '#98705D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.596, green: 0.439, blue: 0.365)
Android XML<color name="color_98705d">#98705D</color>
SVG fillfill="#98705D"

More Orange Colors

#98705D sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#98705D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #98705D?

#98705D is a mid-tone orange — rgb(152, 112, 93) in RGB and hsl(19, 24%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blast-off Bronze (#A57164), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.99.

What is the RGB value of #98705D?

#98705D is rgb(152, 112, 93) — red 152, green 112, and blue 93 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #98705D?

#98705D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 26%, 39%, 40%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #98705D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #98705D scores 4.37:1 against white and 4.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #98705D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #98705D 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 rosybrown (#BC8F8F) at a CIE76 distance of 16.63, which is visibly different.

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