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#985E00 closest to Embarrassed Frog

#985E00 is a medium, moderately saturated brown; the closest named color is Embarrassed Frog. In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 36.9% green and 0.0% blue (rgb(152, 94, 0)). Its HSL value is 37° hue, 100% saturation and 30% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 100% yellow and 40% black. #985E00 is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.34:1.

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Variations of #985E00

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#985E00 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#985E00 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #985E00 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 88% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #7F7004
  • Protanopia 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #716300
  • Protanomaly 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7E6300
  • Deuteranopia 88% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #7F7004
  • Deuteranomaly 91% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #866A00
  • Tritanopia 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A7504F
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #9E5835
  • Achromatopsia 77% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #6B6B6B
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #78685D

#985E00 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.34:1 Good#985E00 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.94:1 Poor#985E00 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#985E00 in CSS

/* Embarrassed Frog */
.color { color: #985E00; }
.background { background-color: #985E00; }
.border { border: 1px solid #985E00; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(152 94 0);
color: hsl(37 100% 30%);
color: oklch(0.534 0.117 68.6);

#985E00 FAQ

What color is #985E00?

#985E00 is a medium, moderately saturated brown. Its closest named color is Embarrassed Frog. It belongs to the brown color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #985E00?

#985E00 is rgb(152, 94, 0) in RGB, hsl(37, 100%, 30%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 38%, 100%, 40%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #985E00?

The complementary color of #985E00 is #003A98, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #985E00?

White text has the best contrast on #985E00: 5.34:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #985E00 a warm or cool color?

#985E00 is a warm color.