#836D16#836D16

#836D16 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.103 H 93.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#836D16
RGB	rgb(131, 109, 22)
HSL	hsl(48, 71%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(48, 83%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 16.8%, 83.2%, 48.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.74, -0.38, 47.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.74, 47.61, 90.46°)
OKLab	oklab(54.08% -0.0065 0.1029)
OKLCH	oklch(54.08% 0.103 93.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.9744, 15.8214, 3.0240)
Luminance	0.1582 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#836D16 #162C83

analogous

#833716 #836D16 #628316

triadic

#836D16 #16836D #6D1683

tetradic

#836D16 #168337 #162C83 #831662

square

#836D16 #168337 #162C83 #831662

split-complementary

#836D16 #166283 #371683

monochromatic

#1A1604 #4F410D #836D16 #B7991F #DDBC36

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.04

#836D16 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#836D16 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #836D16

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##836D16	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##836D16	1.00	5.04	4.16	5.04
#FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A6B01

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F721C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E635D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #836d16;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 109, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.103 93.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab965c',
    500: '#836d16',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #836d16;
$custom-light: #ab965c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#836d16",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 47.89,
    "s": 71.242,
    "l": 30
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54079,
    "c": 0.10308,
    "h": 93.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15821
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#836D16

secondary

#3D56B7

accent

#5EEE3A

background

#FBF9F5

surface

#F6F1E9

border

#D0CBC5

text

#110D04

muted

#807E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #836D16

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

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