#838916#838916

#838916 is a mid, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.228; OKLCH L 60.5% C 0.128 H 112.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#838916
RGB	rgb(131, 137, 22)
HSL	hsl(63, 72%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(63, 84%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.4%, 0%, 83.9%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.84, -15.83, 54.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.84, 56.90, 106.16°)
OKLab	oklab(60.53% -0.0498 0.1181)
OKLCH	oklch(60.53% 0.128 112.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.4512, 22.7750, 4.1829)
Luminance	0.2278 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#838916 #1C1689

analogous

#895516 #838916 #498916

triadic

#838916 #168389 #891683

tetradic

#838916 #168955 #1C1689 #891649

square

#838916 #168955 #1C1689 #891649

split-complementary

#838916 #164989 #551689

monochromatic

#1E2005 #51540E #838916 #B5BE1E #D7DF3A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.78

#838916 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.56

#838916 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #838916

5.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##838916	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##838916	1.00	3.78	5.56	5.56
#FFFFFF	3.78	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.56	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.56	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#948200

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#948422

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D8075

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #838916;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 137, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.5% 0.128 112.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#abab60',
    500: '#838916',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #838916;
$custom-light: #abab60;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#838916",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 63.13,
    "s": 72.327,
    "l": 31.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60527,
    "c": 0.12815,
    "h": 112.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.22775
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#838916

secondary

#453EBD

accent

#39EF42

background

#FAFAF6

surface

#F5F4EB

border

#CFCEC6

text

#101005

muted

#7F7F7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #838916

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

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