#838221#838221

#838221 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.209; OKLCH L 58.9% C 0.115 H 108.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#838221
RGB	rgb(131, 130, 33)
HSL	hsl(59, 60%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(59, 75%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 0.8%, 74.8%, 48.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.84, -11.64, 49.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.84, 50.67, 103.28°)
OKLab	oklab(58.95% -0.0372 0.1088)
OKLCH	oklch(58.95% 0.115 108.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.6179, 20.9009, 4.5448)
Luminance	0.2090 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#838221 #212283

analogous

#835121 #838221 #538321

triadic

#838221 #218382 #822183

tetradic

#838221 #218351 #212283 #832153

square

#838221 #218351 #212283 #832153

split-complementary

#838221 #215383 #512183

monochromatic

#212108 #525115 #838221 #B4B32D #D2D14C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.05

#838221 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.18

#838221 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #838221

5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##838221	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##838221	1.00	4.05	5.18	5.18
#FFFFFF	4.05	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.18	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.18	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8D7C0E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8E8028

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D796F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #838221;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 130, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.9% 0.115 108.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aaa664',
    500: '#838221',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #838221;
$custom-light: #aaa664;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#838221",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 130,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 59.388,
    "s": 59.756,
    "l": 32.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58946,
    "c": 0.11498,
    "h": 108.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.209
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#838221

secondary

#4B4CB5

accent

#46E345

background

#FAFAF6

surface

#F4F4EB

border

#CECEC6

text

#100F06

muted

#7F7F7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #838221

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

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