#838566#838566

#838566 is a mid, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.226; OKLCH L 60.7% C 0.045 H 110.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#838566
RGB	rgb(131, 133, 102)
HSL	hsl(64, 13%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(64, 23%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.5%, 0%, 23.3%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.62, -6.26, 16.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.62, 17.67, 110.77°)
OKLab	oklab(60.65% -0.0159 0.042)
OKLCH	oklch(60.65% 0.045 110.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.1458, 22.5599, 15.8610)
Luminance	0.2256 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#838566 #686685

analogous

#857766 #838566 #738566

triadic

#838566 #668385 #856683

tetradic

#838566 #668577 #686685 #856673

square

#838566 #668577 #686685 #856673

split-complementary

#838566 #667385 #776685

monochromatic

#3F4031 #61624B #838566 #A0A286 #BBBDA9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.81

#838566 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.51

#838566 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #838566

5.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##838566	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##838566	1.00	3.81	5.51	5.51
#FFFFFF	3.81	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.51	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.51	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8A8264

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8A8367

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#87817D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #838566;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 133, 102);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.7% 0.045 110.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a7a891',
    500: '#838566',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #838566;
$custom-light: #a7a891;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#838566",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 133,
    "b": 102
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 63.871,
    "s": 13.191,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60653,
    "c": 0.04485,
    "h": 110.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.2256
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#838566

secondary

#9C9BAC

accent

#72B676

background

#FAFAF8

surface

#F4F4F0

border

#CECECB

text

#0F0F0D

muted

#7F7F7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #838566

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

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