#838529#838529

#838529 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.218; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.113 H 110.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#838529
RGB	rgb(131, 133, 41)
HSL	hsl(61, 53%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(61, 69%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.5%, 0%, 69.2%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.77, -12.82, 47.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.77, 48.80, 105.24°)
OKLab	oklab(59.71% -0.0397 0.1056)
OKLCH	oklch(59.71% 0.113 110.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.1484, 21.7609, 5.3417)
Luminance	0.2176 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#838529 #2B2985

analogous

#855929 #838529 #558529

triadic

#838529 #298385 #852983

tetradic

#838529 #298559 #2B2985 #852955

square

#838529 #298559 #2B2985 #852955

split-complementary

#838529 #295585 #592985

monochromatic

#27270C #55561B #838529 #B1B437 #CACD5C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.92

#838529 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.35

#838529 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #838529

5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##838529	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##838529	1.00	3.92	5.35	5.35
#FFFFFF	3.92	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)

#907F1B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#90822F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C7D73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #838529;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 133, 41);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.113 110.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aaa869',
    500: '#838529',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #838529;
$custom-light: #aaa869;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#838529",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 133,
    "b": 41
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 61.304,
    "s": 52.874,
    "l": 34.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59707,
    "c": 0.11276,
    "h": 110.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.2176
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#838529

secondary

#5A58B2

accent

#4CDC4F

background

#FAFAF6

surface

#F4F4EB

border

#CECEC6

text

#100F06

muted

#7F7F7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #838529

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

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