#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
RGBrgb(131, 107, 22)
HSLhsl(47, 71%, 30%)
HSVhsv(47, 83%, 51%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 18.3%, 83.2%, 48.6%)
CIE-LABlab(46.18, 0.77, 47.11)
CIE-LCHlch(46.18, 47.11, 89.06°)
OKLaboklab(53.64% -0.0033 0.1018)
OKLCHoklch(53.64% 0.102 91.8)
XYZxyz(14.7635, 15.3995, 2.9537)
Luminance0.1540 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyyellow

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
##836B161.005.154.085.15
#FFFFFF5.151.0021.001.00
#0000004.0821.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.151.0021.001.00

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

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#836B16 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva