#838716#838716

#838716 is a mid, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.222; OKLCH L 60.1% C 0.126 H 111.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#838716
RGB	rgb(131, 135, 22)
HSL	hsl(62, 72%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(62, 84%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(3%, 0%, 83.7%, 47.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.25, -14.77, 54.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.25, 56.13, 105.26°)
OKLab	oklab(60.06% -0.0468 0.117)
OKLCH	oklch(60.06% 0.126 111.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.1695, 22.2116, 4.0891)
Luminance	0.2221 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#838716 #1A1687

analogous

#875216 #838716 #4A8716

triadic

#838716 #168387 #871683

tetradic

#838716 #168752 #1A1687 #87164A

square

#838716 #168752 #1A1687 #87164A

split-complementary

#838716 #164A87 #521687

monochromatic

#1D1E05 #50520D #838716 #B6BC1F #D9DF39

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.86

#838716 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.44

#838716 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #838716

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##838716	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##838716	1.00	3.86	5.44	5.44
#FFFFFF	3.86	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.44	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.44	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#928000

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#938321

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D7E73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #838716;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 135, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.1% 0.126 111.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aba960',
    500: '#838716',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #838716;
$custom-light: #aba960;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#838716",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 135,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 62.124,
    "s": 71.975,
    "l": 30.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60056,
    "c": 0.12604,
    "h": 111.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.22211
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#838716

secondary

#423EBB

accent

#39EF40

background

#FAFAF6

surface

#F5F4EB

border

#CFCEC6

text

#100F05

muted

#7F7F7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #838716

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

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