#836E2D#836E2D

#836E2D is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.088 H 91.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#836E2D
RGB	rgb(131, 110, 45)
HSL	hsl(45, 49%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(45, 66%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 16%, 65.6%, 48.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.19, 0.26, 38.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.19, 38.35, 89.61°)
OKLab	oklab(54.49% -0.0019 0.0877)
OKLCH	oklch(54.49% 0.088 91.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.4104, 16.1675, 4.7910)
Luminance	0.1617 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#836E2D #2D4283

analogous

#83432D #836E2D #6D832D

triadic

#836E2D #2D836E #6E2D83

tetradic

#836E2D #2D8343 #2D4283 #832D6D

square

#836E2D #2D8343 #2D4283 #832D6D

split-complementary

#836E2D #2D6D83 #432D83

monochromatic

#28220E #55481D #836E2D #B1943D #C9B062

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.96

#836E2D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.23

#836E2D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #836E2D

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##836E2D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##836E2D	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)

#7A6C26

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7230

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D6560

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #836e2d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 110, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.088 91.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa9769',
    500: '#836e2d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #836e2d;
$custom-light: #aa9769;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#836e2d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 45.349,
    "s": 48.864,
    "l": 34.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54493,
    "c": 0.08776,
    "h": 91.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16167
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#836E2D

secondary

#5C71AF

accent

#71D84F

background

#FAF9F6

surface

#F4F2EB

border

#CECCC6

text

#100D06

muted

#7F7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #836E2D

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

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