#838223#838223

#838223 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.209; OKLCH L 59.0% C 0.114 H 108.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#838223
RGB	rgb(131, 130, 35)
HSL	hsl(59, 58%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(59, 73%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 0.8%, 73.3%, 48.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.85, -11.54, 48.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.85, 49.92, 103.37°)
OKLab	oklab(58.96% -0.0367 0.1076)
OKLCH	oklch(58.96% 0.114 108.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.6467, 20.9125, 4.6967)
Luminance	0.2091 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#838223 #232483

analogous

#835223 #838223 #548323

triadic

#838223 #238382 #822383

tetradic

#838223 #238352 #232483 #832354

square

#838223 #238352 #232483 #832354

split-complementary

#838223 #235483 #522383

monochromatic

#222209 #535216 #838223 #B3B230 #D0CF50

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.05

#838223 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.18

#838223 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #838223

5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##838223	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##838223	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)

#8D7C12

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8E802A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D7970

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #838223;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 130, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.0% 0.114 108.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aaa665',
    500: '#838223',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #838223;
$custom-light: #aaa665;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#838223",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 130,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 59.375,
    "s": 57.831,
    "l": 32.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5896,
    "c": 0.11369,
    "h": 108.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.20912
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#838223

secondary

#4E4FB4

accent

#48E147

background

#FAFAF6

surface

#F4F4EB

border

#CECEC6

text

#100F06

muted

#7F7F7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #838223

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

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