#836E2B#836E2B

#836E2B is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.089 H 91.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#836E2B
RGB	rgb(131, 110, 43)
HSL	hsl(46, 51%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(46, 67%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 16%, 67.2%, 48.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.17, 0.12, 39.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.17, 39.30, 89.82°)
OKLab	oklab(54.47% -0.0026 0.0895)
OKLCH	oklch(54.47% 0.089 91.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.3728, 16.1524, 4.5930)
Luminance	0.1615 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#836E2B #2B4083

analogous

#83422B #836E2B #6C832B

triadic

#836E2B #2B836E #6E2B83

tetradic

#836E2B #2B8342 #2B4083 #832B6C

square

#836E2B #2B8342 #2B4083 #832B6C

split-complementary

#836E2B #2B6C83 #422B83

monochromatic

#27210D #55471C #836E2B #B1953A #CAB05E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.96

#836E2B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.23

#836E2B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #836E2B

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##836E2B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##836E2B	1.00	4.96	4.23	4.96
#FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A6C23

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F722E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E6560

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #836e2b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 110, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.089 91.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa9768',
    500: '#836e2b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #836e2b;
$custom-light: #aa9768;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#836e2b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 45.682,
    "s": 50.575,
    "l": 34.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54471,
    "c": 0.08949,
    "h": 91.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.16152
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#836E2B

secondary

#5A6EB0

accent

#6FDA4E

background

#FAF9F6

surface

#F4F2EB

border

#CECCC6

text

#100D06

muted

#7F7E7A

Preview Lab

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