#838121#838121

#838121 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.206; OKLCH L 58.7% C 0.114 H 108.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#838121
RGB	rgb(131, 129, 33)
HSL	hsl(59, 60%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(59, 75%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 1.5%, 74.8%, 48.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.55, -11.10, 49.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.55, 50.28, 102.75°)
OKLab	oklab(58.71% -0.0357 0.1082)
OKLCH	oklch(58.71% 0.114 108.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.4855, 20.6362, 4.5007)
Luminance	0.2064 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#838121 #212383

analogous

#835021 #838121 #548321

triadic

#838121 #218381 #812183

tetradic

#838121 #218350 #212383 #832154

square

#838121 #218350 #212383 #832154

split-complementary

#838121 #215483 #502183

monochromatic

#212108 #525115 #838121 #B4B12D #D2CF4C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.10

#838121 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.13

#838121 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #838121

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##838121	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##838121	1.00	4.10	5.13	5.13
#FFFFFF	4.10	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.13	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.13	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8C7C0E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8E7F28

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D786F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #838121;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 129, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.7% 0.114 108.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aaa564',
    500: '#838121',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #838121;
$custom-light: #aaa564;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#838121",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 129,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 58.776,
    "s": 59.756,
    "l": 32.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58713,
    "c": 0.11393,
    "h": 108.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.20636
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#838121

secondary

#4B4DB5

accent

#48E345

background

#FAFAF6

surface

#F4F4EB

border

#CECEC6

text

#100F06

muted

#7F7F7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #838121

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

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