#836B18#836B18

#836B18 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.101 H 91.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#836B18
RGB	rgb(131, 107, 24)
HSL	hsl(47, 69%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(47, 82%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 18.3%, 81.7%, 48.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.19, 0.85, 46.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.19, 46.43, 88.96°)
OKLab	oklab(53.65% -0.0028 0.1008)
OKLCH	oklch(53.65% 0.101 91.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.7835, 15.4076, 3.0593)
Luminance	0.1541 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#836B18 #183083

analogous

#833518 #836B18 #658318

triadic

#836B18 #18836B #6B1883

tetradic

#836B18 #188335 #183083 #831865

square

#836B18 #188335 #183083 #831865

split-complementary

#836B18 #186583 #351883

monochromatic

#1C1705 #4F410F #836B18 #B79521 #DBB73A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#836B18 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#836B18 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #836B18

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##836B18	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##836B18	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)

#786905

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E701D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E615B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #836b18;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 107, 24);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.101 91.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab955d',
    500: '#836b18',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #836b18;
$custom-light: #ab955d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#836b18",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 24
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 46.542,
    "s": 69.032,
    "l": 30.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53647,
    "c": 0.1008,
    "h": 91.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15407
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#836B18

secondary

#405BB7

accent

#63EC3C

background

#FBF9F5

surface

#F6F1E9

border

#D0CBC5

text

#110D04

muted

#807E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #836B18

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

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