#836D2A#836D2A

#836D2A is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.090 H 90.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#836D2A
RGB	rgb(131, 109, 42)
HSL	hsl(45, 51%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(45, 68%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 16.8%, 67.9%, 48.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.88, 0.63, 39.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.88, 39.47, 89.09°)
OKLab	oklab(54.24% -0.0013 0.0896)
OKLCH	oklch(54.24% 0.09 90.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.2474, 15.9306, 4.4618)
Luminance	0.1593 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#836D2A #2A4083

analogous

#83412A #836D2A #6D832A

triadic

#836D2A #2A836D #6D2A83

tetradic

#836D2A #2A8341 #2A4083 #832A6D

square

#836D2A #2A8341 #2A4083 #832A6D

split-complementary

#836D2A #2A6D83 #412A83

monochromatic

#26200C #55461B #836D2A #B19439 #CBB05D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#836D2A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#836D2A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #836D2A

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##836D2A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##836D2A	1.00	5.02	4.19	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#796C22

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E722D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E645F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #836d2a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 109, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.090 90.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa9667',
    500: '#836d2a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #836d2a;
$custom-light: #aa9667;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#836d2a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 45.169,
    "s": 51.445,
    "l": 33.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54239,
    "c": 0.08965,
    "h": 90.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1593
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#836D2A

secondary

#586EB1

accent

#70DB4D

background

#FAF9F6

surface

#F4F1EB

border

#CECBC6

text

#100D06

muted

#7F7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #836D2A

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