#837317#837317

#837317 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.107 H 98.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#837317
RGB	rgb(131, 115, 23)
HSL	hsl(51, 70%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(51, 82%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 12.2%, 82.4%, 48.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.45, -3.76, 48.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.45, 48.93, 94.41°)
OKLab	oklab(55.43% -0.016 0.1056)
OKLCH	oklch(55.43% 0.107 98.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.6463, 17.1494, 3.2965)
Luminance	0.1715 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#837317 #172783

analogous

#833D17 #837317 #5D8317

triadic

#837317 #178373 #731783

tetradic

#837317 #17833D #172783 #83175D

square

#837317 #17833D #172783 #83175D

split-complementary

#837317 #175D83 #3D1783

monochromatic

#1B1805 #4F450E #837317 #B7A120 #DCC438

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.74

#837317 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.43

#837317 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #837317

4.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##837317	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##837317	1.00	4.74	4.43	4.74
#FFFFFF	4.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7F7000

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#84751E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E6A62

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #837317;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 115, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.107 98.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab9a5d',
    500: '#837317',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #837317;
$custom-light: #ab9a5d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#837317",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 115,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 51.111,
    "s": 70.13,
    "l": 30.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55433,
    "c": 0.10684,
    "h": 98.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.17149
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#837317

secondary

#3F50B7

accent

#55ED3B

background

#FAF9F5

surface

#F5F2E9

border

#CFCCC5

text

#110E05

muted

#807E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #837317

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

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