#836916#836916

#836916 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.101 H 90.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#836916
RGB	rgb(131, 105, 22)
HSL	hsl(46, 71%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(46, 83%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 19.8%, 83.2%, 48.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.62, 1.93, 46.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.62, 46.65, 87.63°)
OKLab	oklab(53.19% 0 0.1007)
OKLCH	oklch(53.19% 0.101 90)
XYZ	xyz(14.5574, 14.9873, 2.8850)
Luminance	0.1499 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#836916 #163083

analogous

#833216 #836916 #678316

triadic

#836916 #168369 #691683

tetradic

#836916 #168332 #163083 #831667

square

#836916 #168332 #163083 #831667

split-complementary

#836916 #166783 #321683

monochromatic

#1A1504 #4F3F0D #836916 #B7931F #DDB536

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.25

#836916 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#836916 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #836916

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##836916	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##836916	1.00	5.25	4.00	5.25
#FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#766803

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6F1B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F5F5A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #836916;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 105, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.101 90.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab935c',
    500: '#836916',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #836916;
$custom-light: #ab935c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#836916",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 45.688,
    "s": 71.242,
    "l": 30
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53193,
    "c": 0.10072,
    "h": 90
  },
  "luminance": 0.14986
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#836916

secondary

#3D5AB7

accent

#65EE3A

background

#FBF9F5

surface

#F6F1E9

border

#D0CBC5

text

#110D04

muted

#807E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #836916

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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