#838424#838424

#838424 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.215; OKLCH L 59.4% C 0.115 H 110.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#838424
RGB	rgb(131, 132, 36)
HSL	hsl(61, 57%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(61, 73%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0.8%, 0%, 72.7%, 48.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.44, -12.57, 48.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.44, 50.35, 104.45°)
OKLab	oklab(59.43% -0.0395 0.1082)
OKLCH	oklch(59.43% 0.115 110)
XYZ	xyz(17.9304, 21.4557, 4.8656)
Luminance	0.2145 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#838424 #252484

analogous

#845524 #838424 #538424

triadic

#838424 #248384 #842483

tetradic

#838424 #248455 #252484 #842453

square

#838424 #248455 #252484 #842453

split-complementary

#838424 #245384 #552484

monochromatic

#24240A #535417 #838424 #B3B431 #CFD052

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.97

#838424 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.29

#838424 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #838424

5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##838424	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##838424	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)

#8F7E13

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#90812B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C7B71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #838424;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 132, 36);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.4% 0.115 110.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aaa766',
    500: '#838424',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #838424;
$custom-light: #aaa766;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#838424",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 132,
    "b": 36
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 60.625,
    "s": 57.143,
    "l": 32.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59434,
    "c": 0.11517,
    "h": 110
  },
  "luminance": 0.21455
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#838424

secondary

#5150B4

accent

#47E049

background

#FAFAF6

surface

#F4F4EB

border

#CECEC6

text

#100F06

muted

#7F7F7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #838424

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

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