#836B16#836B16

#836B16 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.102 H 91.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#836B16
RGB	rgb(131, 107, 22)
HSL	hsl(47, 71%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(47, 83%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 18.3%, 83.2%, 48.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.18, 0.77, 47.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.18, 47.11, 89.06°)
OKLab	oklab(53.64% -0.0033 0.1018)
OKLCH	oklch(53.64% 0.102 91.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.7635, 15.3995, 2.9537)
Luminance	0.1540 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#836B16 #162E83

analogous

#833416 #836B16 #658316

triadic

#836B16 #16836B #6B1683

tetradic

#836B16 #168334 #162E83 #831665

square

#836B16 #168334 #162E83 #831665

split-complementary

#836B16 #166583 #341683

monochromatic

#1A1504 #4F400D #836B16 #B7961F #DDB836

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#836B16 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#836B16 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #836B16

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##836B16	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##836B16	1.00	5.15	4.08	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#786902

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E701C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E615B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #836b16;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 107, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.102 91.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab955c',
    500: '#836b16',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #836b16;
$custom-light: #ab955c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#836b16",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 46.789,
    "s": 71.242,
    "l": 30
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53635,
    "c": 0.10184,
    "h": 91.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15399
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#836B16

secondary

#3D58B7

accent

#61EE3A

background

#FBF9F5

surface

#F6F1E9

border

#D0CBC5

text

#110D04

muted

#807E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #836B16

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

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