#838225#838225

#838225 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.209; OKLCH L 59.0% C 0.112 H 108.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#838225
RGB	rgb(131, 130, 37)
HSL	hsl(59, 56%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(59, 72%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 0.8%, 71.8%, 48.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.87, -11.43, 47.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.87, 49.15, 103.45°)
OKLab	oklab(58.98% -0.0362 0.1064)
OKLCH	oklch(58.98% 0.112 108.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.6773, 20.9247, 4.8576)
Luminance	0.2092 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#838225 #252683

analogous

#835325 #838225 #558325

triadic

#838225 #258382 #822583

tetradic

#838225 #258353 #252683 #832555

square

#838225 #258353 #252683 #832555

split-complementary

#838225 #255583 #532583

monochromatic

#24230A #535318 #838225 #B3B132 #CFCD54

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.05

#838225 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.18

#838225 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #838225

5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##838225	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##838225	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)

#8D7D16

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8E802C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D7970

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #838225;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 130, 37);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.0% 0.112 108.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aaa666',
    500: '#838225',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #838225;
$custom-light: #aaa666;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#838225",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 130,
    "b": 37
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 59.362,
    "s": 55.952,
    "l": 32.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58975,
    "c": 0.11235,
    "h": 108.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.20924
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#838225

secondary

#5152B3

accent

#4ADF49

background

#FAFAF6

surface

#F4F4EB

border

#CECEC6

text

#100F06

muted

#7F7F7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #838225

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

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