#838522#838522

#838522 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.217; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.118 H 110.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#838522
RGB	rgb(131, 133, 34)
HSL	hsl(61, 59%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(61, 74%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.5%, 0%, 74.4%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.72, -13.21, 49.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.72, 51.51, 104.86°)
OKLab	oklab(59.65% -0.0415 0.11)
OKLCH	oklch(59.65% 0.118 110.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.0370, 21.7163, 4.7546)
Luminance	0.2172 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#838522 #242285

analogous

#855522 #838522 #518522

triadic

#838522 #228385 #852283

tetradic

#838522 #228555 #242285 #852251

square

#838522 #228555 #242285 #852251

split-complementary

#838522 #225185 #552285

monochromatic

#232409 #535416 #838522 #B3B62E #CFD24F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.93

#838522 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.34

#838522 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #838522

5.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##838522	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##838522	1.00	3.93	5.34	5.34
#FFFFFF	3.93	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.34	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.34	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#907F0F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#91822A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C7C72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #838522;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 133, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.118 110.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aaa865',
    500: '#838522',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #838522;
$custom-light: #aaa865;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#838522",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 133,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 61.212,
    "s": 59.281,
    "l": 32.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59654,
    "c": 0.11754,
    "h": 110.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.21716
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#838522

secondary

#4F4DB6

accent

#45E249

background

#FAFAF6

surface

#F4F4EB

border

#CECEC6

text

#100F06

muted

#7F7F7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #838522

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

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