#838423#838423

#838423 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.214; OKLCH L 59.4% C 0.116 H 110.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#838423
RGB	rgb(131, 132, 35)
HSL	hsl(61, 58%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(61, 73%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0.8%, 0%, 73.5%, 48.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.44, -12.62, 49.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.44, 50.73, 104.41°)
OKLab	oklab(59.43% -0.0397 0.1088)
OKLCH	oklch(59.43% 0.116 110)
XYZ	xyz(17.9153, 21.4497, 4.7863)
Luminance	0.2145 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#838423 #242384

analogous

#845523 #838423 #528423

triadic

#838423 #238384 #842383

tetradic

#838423 #238455 #242384 #842352

square

#838423 #238455 #242384 #842352

split-complementary

#838423 #235284 #552384

monochromatic

#232309 #535416 #838423 #B3B430 #CFD151

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.97

#838423 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.29

#838423 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #838423

5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##838423	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##838423	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)

#8F7E11

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#90812A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C7B71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #838423;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 132, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.4% 0.116 110.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aaa765',
    500: '#838423',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #838423;
$custom-light: #aaa765;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#838423",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 132,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 60.619,
    "s": 58.084,
    "l": 32.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59427,
    "c": 0.11583,
    "h": 110
  },
  "luminance": 0.21449
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#838423

secondary

#4F4EB4

accent

#46E148

background

#FAFAF6

surface

#F4F4EB

border

#CECEC6

text

#100F06

muted

#7F7F7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #838423

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

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