Color

#98776C

Muted warm brown. Nearest reference color: Burnished brown.

RGB

0–255

152

119

108

CMYK

0–100%

21.71%

28.95%

40.39%

RGB describes how #98776C is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 152, green 119 and blue 108.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 0%, magenta 21.71%, yellow 28.95% and black 40.39%.

HSL values

H 15° S 17.6% L 50.98%

In the HSL color model, #98776C has a hue of 15°, 17.6% saturation and 50.98% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#98776C is a medium, warm brown with muted chroma.

Temperature: Warm
Lightness: Medium
Chroma: Muted

Color formats

Copy #98776C in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #98776C

RGB rgb(152, 119, 108)

HSL hsl(15 17.6% 50.98%)

OKLCH oklch(0.598175 0.044818 39.2388)

CSS --color: #98776C;

Tints of #98776C

Tints are lighter variations of #98776C. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#FFE9E2 #EDC8BC #D0ACA1 #B49186 #98776C

Shades of #98776C

Shades are darker variations of #98776C. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#98776C #74554A #51352B #31170E #110200

Tones of #98776C

Tones reduce the chroma of #98776C, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#98776C #937970 #8E7B74 #897D79 #837E7D

Tonal range of #98776C

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #98776C between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#FFE9E2 #EDC8BC #D0ACA1 #B49186 #98776C #74554A #51352B #31170E #110200

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #FFE9E2;
    --color-200: #EDC8BC;
    --color-300: #D0ACA1;
    --color-400: #B49186;
    --color-500: #98776C;
    --color-600: #74554A;
    --color-700: #51352B;
    --color-800: #31170E;
    --color-900: #110200;
}

Colors that go with #98776C

Color harmonies for #98776C are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#98776C #618692

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#98757A #98776C #927B63

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#98776C #698876 #7A7D9B

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#98776C #608985 #6B829A

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#98776C #778569 #618692 #887994

CSS gradients with #98776C

These gradients show how #98776C moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#98776C #B1978F #CBB9B3 #E5DBD8 #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #98776C, #B1978F, #CBB9B3, #E5DBD8, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#98776C #664F47 #382A25 #0F0908 #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #98776C, #664F47, #382A25, #0F0908, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#98776C #967581 #887894 #727F9B #618692

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #98776C, #967581, #887894, #727F9B, #618692);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #98776C. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

4.05:1

AA normal Fail AA large Pass AAA normal Fail

Black text

5.19:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Fail

Recommended text color: #000000 . Relative luminance: 0.2095 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #98776C as the background.

background-color: #98776C;
color: #000000;

Using #98776C in design

See how #98776C works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#98776C used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #98776C to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#EDC8BC

#98776C

#31170E

Colors similar to #98776C

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #98776C, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#B18F84 #806055 #A96F5C #857E7B #997670 #977868 #A5827C #8A6D5D

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #98776C may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #7F7A6B Deuteranopia #86816C Tritanopia #A07274

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #98776C can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 22.2529
Y: 20.9528
Z: 17.0566

CIELAB

L*: 52.8978
a*: 11.1937
b*: 10.9756

OKLab

L: 0.598175
a: 0.034712
b: 0.02835

OKLCH

L: 0.598175
C: 0.044818
H: 39.2388°