#838757#838757

#838757 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.228; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.068 H 112.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#838757
RGB	rgb(131, 135, 87)
HSL	hsl(65, 22%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(65, 36%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(3%, 0%, 35.6%, 47.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.91, -9.52, 25.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.91, 27.08, 110.58°)
OKLab	oklab(60.79% -0.0257 0.0626)
OKLCH	oklch(60.79% 0.068 112.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.7445, 22.8416, 12.3837)
Luminance	0.2284 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#838757 #5B5787

analogous

#877357 #838757 #6B8757

triadic

#838757 #578387 #875783

tetradic

#838757 #578773 #5B5787 #87576B

square

#838757 #578773 #5B5787 #87576B

split-complementary

#838757 #576B87 #735787

monochromatic

#3B3D27 #5F623F #838757 #A2A675 #BBBE9A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.77

#838757 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.57

#838757 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #838757

5.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##838757	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##838757	1.00	3.77	5.57	5.57
#FFFFFF	3.77	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.57	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.57	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8E8354

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8E8459

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#89827B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #838757;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 135, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.068 112.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a8a987',
    500: '#838757',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #838757;
$custom-light: #a8a987;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#838757",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 135,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 65,
    "s": 21.622,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60793,
    "c": 0.06766,
    "h": 112.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.22841
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#838757

secondary

#918EAC

accent

#6ABE71

background

#FAFAF8

surface

#F4F4EF

border

#CECECA

text

#0F100B

muted

#7F7F7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #838757

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

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