#837416#837416

#837416 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.108 H 99.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#837416
RGB	rgb(131, 116, 22)
HSL	hsl(52, 71%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(52, 83%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 11.5%, 83.2%, 48.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.73, -4.37, 49.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.73, 49.55, 95.06°)
OKLab	oklab(55.65% -0.0178 0.1067)
OKLCH	oklch(55.65% 0.108 99.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.7511, 17.3748, 3.2829)
Luminance	0.1737 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#837416 #162583

analogous

#833D16 #837416 #5C8316

triadic

#837416 #168374 #741683

tetradic

#837416 #16833D #162583 #83165C

square

#837416 #16833D #162583 #83165C

split-complementary

#837416 #165C83 #3D1683

monochromatic

#1A1704 #4F460D #837416 #B7A21F #DDC636

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.69

#837416 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.47

#837416 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #837416

4.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##837416	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##837416	1.00	4.69	4.47	4.69
#FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#807100

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#84761D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E6B63

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #837416;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 116, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.108 99.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab9b5d',
    500: '#837416',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #837416;
$custom-light: #ab9b5d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#837416",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 116,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 51.743,
    "s": 71.242,
    "l": 30
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55654,
    "c": 0.10813,
    "h": 99.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.17374
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#837416

secondary

#3D4EB7

accent

#53EE3A

background

#FAF9F5

surface

#F5F2E9

border

#CFCCC5

text

#110E05

muted

#807E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #837416

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

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