#836E2F#836E2F

#836E2F is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.086 H 90.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#836E2F
RGB	rgb(131, 110, 47)
HSL	hsl(45, 47%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(45, 64%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 16%, 64.1%, 48.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.21, 0.40, 37.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.21, 37.38, 89.38°)
OKLab	oklab(54.52% -0.0013 0.086)
OKLCH	oklch(54.52% 0.086 90.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.4498, 16.1832, 4.9987)
Luminance	0.1618 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#836E2F #2F4483

analogous

#83442F #836E2F #6E832F

triadic

#836E2F #2F836E #6E2F83

tetradic

#836E2F #2F8344 #2F4483 #832F6E

square

#836E2F #2F8344 #2F4483 #832F6E

split-complementary

#836E2F #2F6E83 #442F83

monochromatic

#29220F #56481F #836E2F #B0943F #C8AF65

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.96

#836E2F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#836E2F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #836E2F

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##836E2F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##836E2F	1.00	4.96	4.24	4.96
#FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#796C28

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7232

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D6660

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #836e2f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 110, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.086 90.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa976a',
    500: '#836e2f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #836e2f;
$custom-light: #aa976a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#836e2f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 45,
    "s": 47.191,
    "l": 34.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54515,
    "c": 0.08599,
    "h": 90.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16182
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#836E2F

secondary

#5F73AF

accent

#72D751

background

#FAF9F6

surface

#F4F2EB

border

#CECCC6

text

#100D06

muted

#7F7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #836E2F

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

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