#838431#838431

#838431 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.215; OKLCH L 59.5% C 0.105 H 109.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#838431
RGB	rgb(131, 132, 49)
HSL	hsl(61, 46%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(61, 63%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0.8%, 0%, 62.9%, 48.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.55, -11.75, 43.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.55, 44.91, 105.17°)
OKLab	oklab(59.55% -0.0357 0.099)
OKLCH	oklch(59.55% 0.105 109.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.1663, 21.5500, 6.1078)
Luminance	0.2155 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#838431 #323184

analogous

#845B31 #838431 #598431

triadic

#838431 #318384 #843183

tetradic

#838431 #31845B #323184 #843159

square

#838431 #31845B #323184 #843159

split-complementary

#838431 #315984 #5B3184

monochromatic

#2A2B10 #575720 #838431 #AFB142 #C6C768

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.95

#838431 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.31

#838431 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #838431

5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##838431	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##838431	1.00	3.95	5.31	5.31
#FFFFFF	3.95	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.31	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.31	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8E7F27

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8F8136

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C7C73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #838431;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 132, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.5% 0.105 109.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a9a76d',
    500: '#838431',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #838431;
$custom-light: #a9a76d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#838431",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 132,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 60.723,
    "s": 45.856,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59548,
    "c": 0.10523,
    "h": 109.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.2155
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#838431

secondary

#6362AE

accent

#52D654

background

#FAFAF6

surface

#F4F4EC

border

#CECEC7

text

#100F07

muted

#7F7F7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #838431

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

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