BROWN

Field Drab

#988558

Conversions

HEX#988558

RGBrgb(152, 133, 88)

HSLhsl(42, 27%, 47%)

HSVhsv(42, 42%, 60%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 13%, 42%, 40%)

Copy CSS

color: #988558;
/* rgb  */ color: rgb(152, 133, 88);
/* hsl  */ color: hsl(42, 27%, 47%);

Contrast

On whiteFail · 3.60 : 1

On ink blackPass · 5.31 : 1

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About Field Drab

Field Drab is the hex color #988558, which translates to rgb(152, 133, 88) in RGB and hsl(42, 27%, 47%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 42 degrees, with a saturation of 27 percent and a lightness of 47 percent. That combination puts Field Drab in the workable middle of the brown family, neither pastel nor fully saturated.

How Field Drab compares

The closest standard CSS keyword is tan (#D2B48C), a CIE76 distance of 19.4 away in CIELAB. That is a visible difference, so the keyword is not a substitute here. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is olive-500 (#7C7C67), at a distance of 16.7. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Shadow at 10.3. Sorted by lightness, Field Drab is number 19 of the 27 brown colors here.

Text on Field Drab

One of the five common text colors below clears WCAG AA for normal text on Field Drab, led by Ink black at 5.31:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Field Drab already loaded as the background.

Contrast of common text colors on Field Drab. AA normal text needs 4.5:1, AA large text and non-text elements need 3:1, AAA normal text needs 7:1.
Text color	Ratio	AA normal	AA large	AAA normal
White #FFFFFF	3.60:1	Fail	Pass	Fail
Ink black #0F0F12	5.31:1	Pass	Pass	Fail
Mid grey #6B7280	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Dark grey #374151	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Light grey #E5E7EB	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

Building a palette around Field Drab

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Field Drab for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

Full values for Field Drab

Format	Value
HEX	#988558
RGB	rgb(152, 133, 88)
HSL	hsl(42, 27%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(42, 42%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 13%, 42%, 40%)
OKLCH	oklch(62.31% 0.0661 87.56)
CIELAB	lab(56.24 0.63 26.90)

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Last updated 5 August 2026 by FusionStudios. Every value on this page is computed by the same functions the tools use. How this is calculated.