#836D21#836D21

#836D21 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.097 H 92.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#836D21
RGB	rgb(131, 109, 33)
HSL	hsl(47, 60%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(47, 75%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 16.8%, 74.8%, 48.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.81, 0.10, 43.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.81, 43.47, 89.87°)
OKLab	oklab(54.16% -0.004 0.0964)
OKLCH	oklch(54.16% 0.097 92.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.1040, 15.8733, 3.7068)
Luminance	0.1587 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#836D21 #213783

analogous

#833C21 #836D21 #688321

triadic

#836D21 #21836D #6D2183

tetradic

#836D21 #21833C #213783 #832168

square

#836D21 #21833C #213783 #832168

split-complementary

#836D21 #216883 #3C2183

monochromatic

#211C08 #524415 #836D21 #B4962D #D2B44C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#836D21 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#836D21 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #836D21

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##836D21	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##836D21	1.00	5.03	4.17	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#796B16

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7225

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E645E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #836d21;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 109, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.097 92.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa9662',
    500: '#836d21',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #836d21;
$custom-light: #aa9662;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#836d21",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 46.531,
    "s": 59.756,
    "l": 32.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54155,
    "c": 0.0965,
    "h": 92.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15872
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#836D21

secondary

#4B63B5

accent

#68E345

background

#FAF9F5

surface

#F4F1EA

border

#CECBC6

text

#100D05

muted

#7F7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #836D21

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

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