#838229#838229

#838229 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.210; OKLCH L 59.0% C 0.109 H 108.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#838229
RGB	rgb(131, 130, 41)
HSL	hsl(59, 52%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(59, 69%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 0.8%, 68.7%, 48.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.90, -11.20, 46.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.90, 47.53, 103.63°)
OKLab	oklab(59.01% -0.0351 0.1037)
OKLCH	oklch(59.01% 0.109 108.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.7436, 20.9512, 5.2067)
Luminance	0.2095 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#838229 #292A83

analogous

#835529 #838229 #578329

triadic

#838229 #298382 #822983

tetradic

#838229 #298355 #292A83 #832957

square

#838229 #298355 #292A83 #832957

split-complementary

#838229 #295783 #552983

monochromatic

#26250C #54541A #838229 #B2B038 #CCCA5B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.05

#838229 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.19

#838229 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #838229

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##838229	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##838229	1.00	4.05	5.19	5.19
#FFFFFF	4.05	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.19	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.19	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8D7D1C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8E802F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C7A70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #838229;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 130, 41);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.0% 0.109 108.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aaa668',
    500: '#838229',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #838229;
$custom-light: #aaa668;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#838229",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 130,
    "b": 41
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 59.333,
    "s": 52.326,
    "l": 33.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59008,
    "c": 0.10946,
    "h": 108.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.20951
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#838229

secondary

#5758B1

accent

#4EDC4C

background

#FAFAF6

surface

#F4F4EB

border

#CECEC6

text

#100F06

muted

#7F7F7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #838229

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

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