#838232#838232

#838232 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.210; OKLCH L 59.1% C 0.102 H 108.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#838232
RGB	rgb(131, 130, 50)
HSL	hsl(59, 45%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(59, 62%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 0.8%, 61.8%, 48.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.97, -10.60, 42.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.97, 43.57, 104.08°)
OKLab	oklab(59.09% -0.0324 0.0968)
OKLCH	oklch(59.09% 0.102 108.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.9190, 21.0214, 6.1306)
Luminance	0.2102 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#838232 #323383

analogous

#835932 #838232 #5B8332

triadic

#838232 #328382 #823283

tetradic

#838232 #328359 #323383 #83325B

square

#838232 #328359 #323383 #83325B

split-complementary

#838232 #325B83 #593283

monochromatic

#2A2A10 #575621 #838232 #AFAE43 #C6C569

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.04

#838232 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.20

#838232 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #838232

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##838232	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##838232	1.00	4.04	5.20	5.20
#FFFFFF	4.04	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.20	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.20	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8C7D29

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8D8037

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C7A71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #838232;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 130, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.1% 0.102 108.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a9a66e',
    500: '#838232',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #838232;
$custom-light: #a9a66e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#838232",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 130,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 59.259,
    "s": 44.751,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59093,
    "c": 0.10208,
    "h": 108.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.21021
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#838232

secondary

#6364AE

accent

#55D453

background

#FAFAF6

surface

#F4F4EC

border

#CECEC7

text

#100F07

muted

#7F7F7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #838232

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

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