#838837#838837

#838837 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.227; OKLCH L 60.5% C 0.105 H 112.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#838837
RGB	rgb(131, 136, 55)
HSL	hsl(64, 42%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(64, 60%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.7%, 0%, 59.6%, 46.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.77, -13.45, 41.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.77, 43.99, 107.80°)
OKLab	oklab(60.55% -0.0398 0.0967)
OKLCH	oklch(60.55% 0.105 112.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.8543, 22.7098, 7.0039)
Luminance	0.2271 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#838837 #3C3788

analogous

#886537 #838837 #5A8837

triadic

#838837 #378388 #883783

tetradic

#838837 #378865 #3C3788 #88375A

square

#838837 #378865 #3C3788 #88375A

split-complementary

#838837 #375A88 #653788

monochromatic

#2F3114 #595C25 #838837 #ADB449 #C1C673

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.79

#838837 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.54

#838837 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #838837

5.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##838837	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##838837	1.00	3.79	5.54	5.54
#FFFFFF	3.79	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.54	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.54	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#92822E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#92843C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B8077

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #838837;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 136, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.5% 0.105 112.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a9aa71',
    500: '#838837',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #838837;
$custom-light: #a9aa71;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#838837",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 136,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 63.704,
    "s": 42.408,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60545,
    "c": 0.1046,
    "h": 112.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.22709
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#838837

secondary

#706CAF

accent

#56D25D

background

#FAFAF7

surface

#F4F4ED

border

#CECEC8

text

#101008

muted

#7F7F7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #838837

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

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