#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
RGB	rgb(131, 110, 34)
HSL	hsl(47, 59%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(47, 74%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 16%, 74%, 48.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.10, -0.42, 43.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.10, 43.33, 90.56°)
OKLab	oklab(54.39% -0.0053 0.0963)
OKLCH	oklch(54.39% 0.096 93.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.2255, 16.0935, 3.8175)
Luminance	0.1609 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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
##836E22	1.00	4.98	4.22	4.98
#FFFFFF	4.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

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

Preview with #836E22

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

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