#836B1D#836B1D
#836B1D is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.098 H 91.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #836B1D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(131, 107, 29) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 64%, 31%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 78%, 51%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18.3%, 77.9%, 48.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.22, 1.06, 44.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.22, 44.56, 88.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.68% -0.0017 0.0979) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.68% 0.098 91) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.8404, 15.4303, 3.3589) |
| Luminance | 0.1543 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Muddy Brown
#886806
ΔE00 3.08
Poo
#8F7303
ΔE00 4.69
Hazel
#8E7618
ΔE00 4.69
Shit
#7F5F00
ΔE00 4.90
Poop
#7F5E00
ΔE00 5.30
Ugly Brown
#7D7103
ΔE00 5.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#836B1D #1D3583
analogous
#83381D #836B1D #68831D
triadic
#836B1D #1D836B #6B1D83
tetradic
#836B1D #1D8338 #1D3583 #831D68
square
#836B1D #1D8338 #1D3583 #831D68
split-complementary
#836B1D #1D6883 #381D83
monochromatic
#1F1907 #514212 #836B1D #B59428 #D6B445
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.14
#836B1D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.09
#836B1D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #836B1D
5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##836B1D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##836B1D | 1.00 | 5.14 | 4.09 | 5.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#786A0F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E7021
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8E625C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #836b1d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 107, 29); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.098 91.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ab955f',
500: '#836b1d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #836b1d; $custom-light: #ab955f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#836b1d",
"rgb": {
"r": 131,
"g": 107,
"b": 29
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.882,
"s": 63.75,
"l": 31.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5368,
"c": 0.09788,
"h": 91
},
"luminance": 0.15429
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#836B1D
secondary
#4660B6
accent
#68E741
background
#FAF9F5
surface
#F5F1EA
border
#CFCBC6
text
#110D05
muted
#807E79