HEX atlas value

#985E3E

#985E3E is a warm orange HEX color close to Sienna. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 152, 94, 62, HSL 21, 42%, 42%, has luminance 0.1503, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#985E3E Sample readable text

HEX #985E3E

RGB rgb(152, 94, 62)

HSL hsl(21 42% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 38, 59, 40)

Luminance 0.1503

Contrast Black 4.01:1White 5.24:1

CSS

--color-985e3e: #985E3E;
.background-985e3e { background-color: #985E3E; }
.text-985e3e { color: #985E3E; }

Luminance0.1503

Black text4.01:1AA Fail

White text5.24:1AA Pass

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#985E3E","rgb":[152,94,62],"hsl":[21,42,42],"cmyk":[0,38,59,40],"luminance":0.1503,"contrast":{"black":4.01,"white":5.24}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.01,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":5.24,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#573523","hex":"#573523","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.94,"contrastWhite":10.84,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#C48C6E","hex":"#C48C6E","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.32,"contrastWhite":2.87,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#983E4C","hex":"#983E4C","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.13,"contrastWhite":6.71,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#988B3E","hex":"#988B3E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.1,"contrastWhite":3.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"Cedar","hex":"#8B5A2B","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.6,"contrastWhite":5.84,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","earth tone","earth tone orange","Sienna adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/985e3e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sienna.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cedar.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/raw-umber.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#3E7998","analogous":["#983E4C","#988B3E"],"triadic":["#3E985E","#5E3E98"],"tetradic":["#4C983E","#3E7998","#8B3E98"],"splitComplementary":["#3E988B","#3E4C98"],"monochromatic":["#C48C6E","#985E3E","#573523"]}

Variants

{"light":"#C48C6E","dark":"#573523","saturated":"#B05727","desaturated":"#816556","pastel":"#C2A494","neon":"#FF5900"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"sienna","name":"Sienna","hex":"#A0522D","distance":22.293496809607955},{"slug":"cedar","name":"Cedar","hex":"#8B5A2B","distance":23.366642891095847},{"slug":"raw-umber","name":"Raw Umber","hex":"#826644","distance":24.166091947189145},{"slug":"red-clay","name":"Red Clay","hex":"#B45A3C","distance":28.35489375751565},{"slug":"caramel","name":"Caramel","hex":"#AF6E4D","distance":31.78049716414141}]

HEX meaning and use

About #985E3E

#985E3E is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #985E3E is visually closest to Sienna, a named orange color with HEX #A0522D.

The RGB channels are 152, 94, and 62, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 21deg with 42% saturation and 42% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.1503, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 22.29, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.01:1AA Fail

White text5.24:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #985E3E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.01:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF5.24:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#573523#FFFFFF text · best 10.84:1#573523

#C48C6E#000000 text · best 7.32:1#C48C6E

#983E4C#FFFFFF text · best 6.71:1#983E4C

#988B3E#000000 text · best 6.1:1#988B3E

Cedar#FFFFFF text · best 5.84:1#8B5A2B

Generated Palette

#985E3E#985E3E

#3E7998#3E7998

#983E4C#983E4C

#988B3E#988B3E

#C48C6E#C48C6E

#573523#573523

Color Harmonies

#3E7998#3E7998

#983E4C#983E4C

#988B3E#988B3E

#3E985E#3E985E

#5E3E98#5E3E98

Variants

#C48C6E#C48C6E

#573523#573523

#B05727#B05727

#816556#816556

#C2A494#C2A494

#FF5900#FF5900

Nearest Named Colors

Sienna#A0522D

Cedar#8B5A2B

Raw Umber#826644

Red Clay#B45A3C

Caramel#AF6E4D

#985E3E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #985E3E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

Related HEX Guides