#836D12#836D12

#836D12 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.105 H 94.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#836D12
RGB	rgb(131, 109, 18)
HSL	hsl(48, 76%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(48, 86%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 16.8%, 86.3%, 48.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.72, -0.51, 48.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.72, 48.85, 90.60°)
OKLab	oklab(54.06% -0.0073 0.1047)
OKLCH	oklch(54.06% 0.105 94)
XYZ	xyz(14.9388, 15.8072, 2.8364)
Luminance	0.1581 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#836D12 #122883

analogous

#833512 #836D12 #618312

triadic

#836D12 #12836D #6D1283

tetradic

#836D12 #128335 #122883 #831261

square

#836D12 #128335 #122883 #831261

split-complementary

#836D12 #126183 #351283

monochromatic

#1B1604 #4D400B #836D12 #B99A19 #E2BF2D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#836D12 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#836D12 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #836D12

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##836D12	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##836D12	1.00	5.05	4.16	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A6B00

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7219

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E635D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #836d12;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 109, 18);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.105 94.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab965a',
    500: '#836d12',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #836d12;
$custom-light: #ab965a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#836d12",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 18
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 48.319,
    "s": 75.839,
    "l": 29.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54058,
    "c": 0.10494,
    "h": 94
  },
  "luminance": 0.15806
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#836D12

secondary

#3851B8

accent

#5AF235

background

#FBF9F5

surface

#F6F1E9

border

#D0CBC5

text

#110D04

muted

#807E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #836D12

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

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