#98752A Color

#98752A is rgb(152, 117, 42) in RGB, hsl(41, 57%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 23%, 72%, 40%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Metallic Sunburst (#9C7C38), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.74. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#98752A

HEX#98752A

RGBrgb(152, 117, 42)

HSLhsl(41, 57%, 38%)

HSVhsv(41, 72%, 60%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 23%, 72%, 40%)

OKLCHoklch(58.3% 0.101 83.1)

LABlab(51.70% 8.41 44.92)

LCHlch(51.70% 45.71 79.40)

What #98752A 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 #98752A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Metallic Sunburst#9C7C38ΔE 4.74 Bister Brown(bistre Brown)#967117ΔE 6.11 Golden Brown#996515ΔE 10.54 Spanish Bister(spanish Bistre)#807532ΔE 13.08 Old Moss Green#867E36ΔE 13.61 Metallic Bronze#A97142ΔE 14.63

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#98752A Channel Values

How #98752A 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 117 · B 42	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 41° · S 57% · L 38%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 41° · S 72% · V 60%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 23% · Y 72% · K 40%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.27:1 vs white · 4.91:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #98752A 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 text4.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text4.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #98752A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #98752A; 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 #98752A

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 #98752A 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#98752A

Protanopia#7C7C29

Protanomaly#88792A

Deuteranopia#828226

Deuteranomaly#8B7D28

Tritanopia#9C6F6F

Tritanomaly#9B715B

Achromatopsia#7A7A7A

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Using #98752A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-98752a: #98752A;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #98752A;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-98752a': '#98752A' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.596, green: 0.459, blue: 0.165)

Android XML<color name="color_98752a">#98752A</color>

SVG fillfill="#98752A"

More Yellow Colors

#98752A sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

181807 fffff5 1b1404 fffff0 1f1f00 ffffeb 242400 ffffe5 2a2913 ffffe0 2b2003 ffffd6 573a00 856514 b0a94f cc9900 e0e000 edeae0 f2f1e3 f8f3c9 fcfce8 ffcc00 fff000 ffff0f

#98752A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #98752A?

#98752A is a dark yellow — rgb(152, 117, 42) in RGB and hsl(41, 57%, 38%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Metallic Sunburst (#9C7C38), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.74.

What is the RGB value of #98752A?

#98752A is rgb(152, 117, 42) — red 152, green 117, and blue 42 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #98752A?

#98752A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 23%, 72%, 40%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #98752A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #98752A scores 4.27:1 against white and 4.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #98752A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #98752A 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 peru (#CD853F) at a CIE76 distance of 19.1, which is visibly different.

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