#838422#838422

#838422 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.214; OKLCH L 59.4% C 0.116 H 110.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#838422
RGB	rgb(131, 132, 34)
HSL	hsl(61, 59%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(61, 74%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0.8%, 0%, 74.2%, 48.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.43, -12.67, 49.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.43, 51.10, 104.36°)
OKLab	oklab(59.42% -0.04 0.1094)
OKLCH	oklch(59.42% 0.116 110.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.9007, 21.4438, 4.7092)
Luminance	0.2144 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#838422 #232284

analogous

#845422 #838422 #528422

triadic

#838422 #228384 #842283

tetradic

#838422 #228454 #232284 #842252

square

#838422 #228454 #232284 #842252

split-complementary

#838422 #225284 #542284

monochromatic

#222309 #535315 #838422 #B3B52F #D0D24F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.97

#838422 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.29

#838422 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #838422

5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##838422	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##838422	1.00	3.97	5.29	5.29
#FFFFFF	3.97	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.29	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.29	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8F7E0F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#90812A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D7B71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #838422;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 132, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.4% 0.116 110.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aaa765',
    500: '#838422',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #838422;
$custom-light: #aaa765;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#838422",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 132,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 60.612,
    "s": 59.036,
    "l": 32.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5942,
    "c": 0.11647,
    "h": 110.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.21443
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#838422

secondary

#4E4DB5

accent

#46E247

background

#FAFAF6

surface

#F4F4EB

border

#CECEC6

text

#100F06

muted

#7F7F7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #838422

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

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