#837517#837517

#837517 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.108 H 100.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#837517
RGB	rgb(131, 117, 23)
HSL	hsl(52, 70%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(52, 82%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 10.7%, 82.4%, 48.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.02, -4.89, 49.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.02, 49.53, 95.67°)
OKLab	oklab(55.89% -0.0192 0.1067)
OKLCH	oklch(55.89% 0.108 100.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.8768, 17.6105, 3.3733)
Luminance	0.1761 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#837517 #172583

analogous

#833F17 #837517 #5B8317

triadic

#837517 #178375 #751783

tetradic

#837517 #17833F #172583 #83175B

square

#837517 #17833F #172583 #83175B

split-complementary

#837517 #175B83 #3F1783

monochromatic

#1B1805 #4F470E #837517 #B7A320 #DCC738

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.64

#837517 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.52

#837517 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #837517

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##837517	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##837517	1.00	4.64	4.52	4.64
#FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#817200

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#85771E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E6C64

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #837517;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 117, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.108 100.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab9c5e',
    500: '#837517',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #837517;
$custom-light: #ab9c5e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#837517",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 117,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 52.222,
    "s": 70.13,
    "l": 30.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55887,
    "c": 0.10843,
    "h": 100.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1761
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#837517

secondary

#3F4EB7

accent

#52ED3B

background

#FAF9F5

surface

#F5F2E9

border

#CFCCC5

text

#110E05

muted

#807E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #837517

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

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