#836F2F#836F2F

#836F2F is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.087 H 91.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#836F2F
RGB	rgb(131, 111, 47)
HSL	hsl(46, 47%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(46, 64%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 15.3%, 64.1%, 48.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.50, -0.17, 37.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.50, 37.69, 90.26°)
OKLab	oklab(54.74% -0.0029 0.0866)
OKLCH	oklch(54.74% 0.087 91.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.5583, 16.4002, 5.0348)
Luminance	0.1640 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#836F2F #2F4383

analogous

#83452F #836F2F #6D832F

triadic

#836F2F #2F836F #6F2F83

tetradic

#836F2F #2F8345 #2F4383 #832F6D

square

#836F2F #2F8345 #2F4383 #832F6D

split-complementary

#836F2F #2F6D83 #452F83

monochromatic

#29230F #56491F #836F2F #B0953F #C8B065

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.91

#836F2F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.28

#836F2F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #836F2F

4.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##836F2F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##836F2F	1.00	4.91	4.28	4.91
#FFFFFF	4.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A6D28

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7332

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D6761

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #836f2f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 111, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.087 91.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa986a',
    500: '#836f2f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #836f2f;
$custom-light: #aa986a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#836f2f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 45.714,
    "s": 47.191,
    "l": 34.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54737,
    "c": 0.08669,
    "h": 91.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.16399
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#836F2F

secondary

#5F72AF

accent

#71D751

background

#FAF9F6

surface

#F4F2EB

border

#CECCC6

text

#100D07

muted

#7F7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #836F2F

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →