#838249#838249

#838249 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.213; OKLCH L 59.4% C 0.078 H 107.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#838249
RGB	rgb(131, 130, 73)
HSL	hsl(59, 28%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(59, 44%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 0.8%, 44.3%, 48.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.25, -8.47, 30.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.25, 32.04, 105.33°)
OKLab	oklab(59.4% -0.0237 0.0745)
OKLCH	oklch(59.4% 0.078 107.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.5456, 21.2720, 9.4310)
Luminance	0.2127 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#838249 #494A83

analogous

#836549 #838249 #678349

triadic

#838249 #498382 #824983

tetradic

#838249 #498365 #494A83 #834967

square

#838249 #498365 #494A83 #834967

split-complementary

#838249 #496783 #654983

monochromatic

#34341D #5C5B33 #838249 #A7A662 #BDBC89

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.00

#838249 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.25

#838249 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #838249

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##838249	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##838249	1.00	4.00	5.25	5.25
#FFFFFF	4.00	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.25	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.25	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8A7E44

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8C804C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A7C74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7F7F7F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #838249;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 130, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.4% 0.078 107.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a8a67d',
    500: '#838249',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #838249;
$custom-light: #a8a67d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#838249",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 130,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 58.966,
    "s": 28.431,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59399,
    "c": 0.07821,
    "h": 107.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.21272
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#838249

secondary

#7F7FA9

accent

#65C563

background

#FAFAF7

surface

#F4F4EE

border

#CECEC9

text

#100F09

muted

#7F7F7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #838249

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

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