Information about #985A34 color

#985A34 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #985A34 belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(152, 90, 52) — 59.6% red, 35.3% green, 20.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 24 / 39 / 40. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #985A34 reads as a confidently colored amber-leaning orange and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Moroccan Spice (#985934). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Polished Brown (#985538) and Piper (#9D5432).

In RGB terms — rgb(152, 90, 52) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #985A34 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.5:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.8:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#985A34 color variations

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#985A34 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #985A34

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Piper color link
Piper

#9D5432

Chelsea Gem color link
Chelsea Gem

#95532F

Coconut color link
Coconut

#965A3E

Red Ochre color link
Red Ochre

#9F5233

Fox color link
Fox

#985629

Krakatoa color link
Krakatoa

#9D523B

Hawaiian Tan color link
Hawaiian Tan

#99522B

Sunshine color link
Sunshine

#9C6531

Clove Brown color link
Clove Brown

#8F583C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#985A34
  • RGB152, 90, 52
  • CMYK0, 24, 39, 40
  • CSSrgb(152, 90, 52)
  • HSL23°, 49%, 40%
  • HSL Precise22.8°, 49.02%, 40%
  • HSV23°, 66%, 60%
  • HSB23°, 66%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.596
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.353
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.204
  • GLSLvec3(0.596, 0.353, 0.204)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.596, 0.353, 0.204, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.596, 0.353, 0.204)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB59.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB35.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB20.4%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID985A34
  • DECIMAL ID9984564
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01