#836E22#836E22

#836E22 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.096 H 93.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#836E22
RGBrgb(131, 110, 34)
HSLhsl(47, 59%, 32%)
HSVhsv(47, 74%, 51%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 16%, 74%, 48.6%)
CIE-LABlab(47.10, -0.42, 43.33)
CIE-LCHlch(47.10, 43.33, 90.56°)
OKLaboklab(54.39% -0.0053 0.0963)
OKLCHoklch(54.39% 0.096 93.2)
XYZxyz(15.2255, 16.0935, 3.8175)
Luminance0.1609 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyyellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#836E22 #223783
analogous
#833D22 #836E22 #688322
triadic
#836E22 #22836E #6E2283
tetradic
#836E22 #22833D #223783 #832268
square
#836E22 #22833D #223783 #832268
split-complementary
#836E22 #226883 #3D2283
monochromatic
#221C09 #524515 #836E22 #B4972F #D1B54E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.98
#836E22 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.22
#836E22 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #836E22
4.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##836E22#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##836E221.004.984.224.98
#FFFFFF4.981.0021.001.00
#0000004.2221.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF4.981.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#7A6C17
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F7226
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8E655F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #836e22;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 110, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.096 93.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa9762',
    500: '#836e22',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #836e22;
$custom-light: #aa9762;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#836e22",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 47.01,
    "s": 58.788,
    "l": 32.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54386,
    "c": 0.09648,
    "h": 93.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16093
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#836E22
secondary
#4C63B4
accent
#68E246
background
#FAF9F6
surface
#F4F2EB
border
#CECCC6
text
#100D05
muted
#7F7E7A

Preview Lab

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#836E22 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva