HEX atlas value

#986D52

#986D52 is a warm orange HEX color close to Oak. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 152, 109, 82, HSL 23, 30%, 46%, has luminance 0.1822, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#986D52 Sample readable text

HEX #986D52

RGB rgb(152, 109, 82)

HSL hsl(23 30% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 28, 46, 40)

Luminance 0.1822

Contrast Black 4.64:1White 4.52:1

CSS

--color-986d52: #986D52;
.background-986d52 { background-color: #986D52; }
.text-986d52 { color: #986D52; }

Luminance0.1822

Black text4.64:1AA Pass

White text4.52:1AA 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":"#986D52","rgb":[152,109,82],"hsl":[23,30,46],"cmyk":[0,28,46,40],"luminance":0.1822,"contrast":{"black":4.64,"white":4.52}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#FFFFFF"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.64,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.52,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#5D4232","hex":"#5D4232","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.29,"contrastWhite":9.17,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#BF9D88","hex":"#BF9D88","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.39,"contrastWhite":2.5,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#989052","hex":"#989052","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.45,"contrastWhite":3.26,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#98525A","hex":"#98525A","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.69,"contrastWhite":5.69,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"Raw Umber","hex":"#826644","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.93,"contrastWhite":5.34,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","earth tone","earth tone orange","Oak adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#FFFFFF"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/986d52.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/oak.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/caramel.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mocha.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#527E98","analogous":["#98525A","#989052"],"triadic":["#52986D","#6D5298"],"tetradic":["#5A9852","#527E98","#905298"],"splitComplementary":["#529890","#525A98"],"monochromatic":["#BF9D88","#986D52","#5D4232"]}

Variants

{"light":"#BF9D88","dark":"#5D4232","saturated":"#B26738","desaturated":"#7F736C","pastel":"#C0B2AA","neon":"#FF6E14"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"oak","name":"Oak","hex":"#A8754F","distance":18.138357147217054},{"slug":"caramel","name":"Caramel","hex":"#AF6E4D","distance":23.558437978779494},{"slug":"mocha","name":"Mocha","hex":"#967969","distance":26.019223662515376},{"slug":"raw-umber","name":"Raw Umber","hex":"#826644","distance":27},{"slug":"clay","name":"Clay","hex":"#B66A50","distance":30.215889859476256}]

HEX meaning and use

About #986D52

#986D52 is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #986D52 is visually closest to Oak, a named orange color with HEX #A8754F.

The RGB channels are 152, 109, and 82, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 23deg with 30% saturation and 46% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-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 0.1822, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 18.14, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.64:1AA Pass

White text4.52:1AA Pass

AA text options: #000000, #FFFFFF.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #986D52 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.64:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF4.52:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#5D4232#FFFFFF text · best 9.17:1#5D4232

#BF9D88#000000 text · best 8.39:1#BF9D88

#989052#000000 text · best 6.45:1#989052

#98525A#FFFFFF text · best 5.69:1#98525A

Raw Umber#FFFFFF text · best 5.34:1#826644

Generated Palette

#986D52#986D52

#527E98#527E98

#98525A#98525A

#989052#989052

#BF9D88#BF9D88

#5D4232#5D4232

Color Harmonies

#527E98#527E98

#98525A#98525A

#989052#989052

#52986D#52986D

#6D5298#6D5298

Variants

#BF9D88#BF9D88

#5D4232#5D4232

#B26738#B26738

#7F736C#7F736C

#C0B2AA#C0B2AA

#FF6E14#FF6E14

Nearest Named Colors

Oak#A8754F

Caramel#AF6E4D

Mocha#967969

Raw Umber#826644

Clay#B66A50

#986D52

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #986D52

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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