#836917#836917

#836917 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.100 H 89.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#836917
RGB	rgb(131, 105, 23)
HSL	hsl(46, 70%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(46, 82%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 19.8%, 82.4%, 48.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.62, 1.96, 46.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.62, 46.31, 87.57°)
OKLab	oklab(53.2% 0.0002 0.1002)
OKLCH	oklch(53.2% 0.1 89.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.5672, 14.9913, 2.9368)
Luminance	0.1499 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#836917 #173183

analogous

#833317 #836917 #678317

triadic

#836917 #178369 #691783

tetradic

#836917 #178333 #173183 #831767

square

#836917 #178333 #173183 #831767

split-complementary

#836917 #176783 #331783

monochromatic

#1B1605 #4F3F0E #836917 #B79320 #DCB538

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.25

#836917 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#836917 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #836917

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##836917	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##836917	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)

#766804

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6F1C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F5F5A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #836917;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 105, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.100 89.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab935c',
    500: '#836917',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #836917;
$custom-light: #ab935c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#836917",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 45.556,
    "s": 70.13,
    "l": 30.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53199,
    "c": 0.1002,
    "h": 89.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1499
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#836917

secondary

#3F5CB7

accent

#66ED3B

background

#FBF9F5

surface

#F6F1E9

border

#D0CBC5

text

#110D04

muted

#807E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #836917

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

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