#838036#838036

#838036 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 58.7% C 0.096 H 106.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#838036
RGB	rgb(131, 128, 54)
HSL	hsl(58, 42%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(58, 59%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 2.3%, 58.8%, 48.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.43, -9.19, 39.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.43, 40.80, 103.02°)
OKLab	oklab(58.68% -0.0279 0.092)
OKLCH	oklch(58.68% 0.096 106.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.7456, 20.5305, 6.5173)
Luminance	0.2053 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#838036 #363983

analogous

#835A36 #838036 #608336

triadic

#838036 #368380 #803683

tetradic

#838036 #36835A #363983 #833660

square

#838036 #36835A #363983 #833660

split-complementary

#838036 #366083 #5A3683

monochromatic

#2C2B12 #585624 #838036 #AEAA48 #C4C170

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.11

#838036 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.11

#838036 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #838036

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##838036	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##838036	1.00	4.11	5.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	4.11	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.11	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.11	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8A7B2E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8C7F3A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C7870

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #838036;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 128, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.7% 0.096 106.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a9a470',
    500: '#838036',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #838036;
$custom-light: #a9a470;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#838036",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 128,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 57.662,
    "s": 41.622,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58675,
    "c": 0.09616,
    "h": 106.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.2053
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#838036

secondary

#686BAC

accent

#5BD156

background

#FAFAF6

surface

#F4F4EC

border

#CECEC7

text

#100F08

muted

#7F7F7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #838036

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

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