#838525#838525

#838525 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.217; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.116 H 110.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#838525
RGB	rgb(131, 133, 37)
HSL	hsl(61, 56%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(61, 72%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.5%, 0%, 72.2%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.74, -13.05, 48.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.74, 50.38, 105.02°)
OKLab	oklab(59.68% -0.0407 0.1082)
OKLCH	oklch(59.68% 0.116 110.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.0821, 21.7344, 4.9926)
Luminance	0.2173 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#838525 #272585

analogous

#855725 #838525 #538525

triadic

#838525 #258385 #852583

tetradic

#838525 #258557 #272585 #852553

square

#838525 #258557 #272585 #852553

split-complementary

#838525 #255385 #572585

monochromatic

#25250A #545518 #838525 #B2B532 #CDD055

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.93

#838525 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.35

#838525 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #838525

5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##838525	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##838525	1.00	3.93	5.35	5.35
#FFFFFF	3.93	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.35	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.35	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#907F15

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#91822C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C7C72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #838525;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 133, 37);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.116 110.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aaa866',
    500: '#838525',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #838525;
$custom-light: #aaa866;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#838525",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 133,
    "b": 37
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 61.25,
    "s": 56.471,
    "l": 33.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59676,
    "c": 0.11559,
    "h": 110.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.21734
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#838525

secondary

#5452B4

accent

#48E04B

background

#FAFAF6

surface

#F4F4EB

border

#CECEC6

text

#100F06

muted

#7F7F7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #838525

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

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