#837221#837221

#837221 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.100 H 96.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#837221
RGB	rgb(131, 114, 33)
HSL	hsl(50, 60%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(50, 75%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 13%, 74.8%, 48.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.22, -2.76, 44.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.22, 44.94, 93.52°)
OKLab	oklab(55.27% -0.0121 0.0994)
OKLCH	oklch(55.27% 0.1 96.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.6527, 16.9705, 3.8897)
Luminance	0.1697 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#837221 #213283

analogous

#834121 #837221 #638321

triadic

#837221 #218372 #722183

tetradic

#837221 #218341 #213283 #832163

square

#837221 #218341 #213283 #832163

split-complementary

#837221 #216383 #412183

monochromatic

#211D08 #524715 #837221 #B49D2D #D2BB4C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.78

#837221 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.39

#837221 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #837221

4.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##837221	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##837221	1.00	4.78	4.39	4.78
#FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E6F14

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827526

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E6962

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #837221;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 114, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.100 96.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa9a62',
    500: '#837221',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #837221;
$custom-light: #aa9a62;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#837221",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 49.592,
    "s": 59.756,
    "l": 32.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55274,
    "c": 0.10011,
    "h": 96.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1697
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#837221

secondary

#4B5DB5

accent

#60E345

background

#FAF9F6

surface

#F4F2EB

border

#CECCC6

text

#100E05

muted

#7F7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #837221

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

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