#838951#838951

#838951 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.078 H 113.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#838951
RGB	rgb(131, 137, 81)
HSL	hsl(66, 26%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(66, 41%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.4%, 0%, 40.9%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.39, -11.36, 29.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.39, 31.40, 111.22°)
OKLab	oklab(61.15% -0.0313 0.0713)
OKLCH	oklch(61.15% 0.078 113.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.7911, 23.3109, 11.2399)
Luminance	0.2331 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#838951 #575189

analogous

#897351 #838951 #678951

triadic

#838951 #518389 #895183

tetradic

#838951 #518973 #575189 #895167

square

#838951 #518973 #575189 #895167

split-complementary

#838951 #516789 #735189

monochromatic

#393C24 #5E633A #838951 #A3A96E #BBC094

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.71

#838951 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.66

#838951 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #838951

5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##838951	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##838951	1.00	3.71	5.66	5.66
#FFFFFF	3.71	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.66	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.66	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#91844D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#908554

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#89837B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #838951;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 137, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.078 113.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a8ab83',
    500: '#838951',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #838951;
$custom-light: #a8ab83;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#838951",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 66.429,
    "s": 25.688,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61146,
    "c": 0.07791,
    "h": 113.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.23311
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#838951

secondary

#8D89AD

accent

#66C270

background

#FAFAF8

surface

#F4F4EF

border

#CECECA

text

#10100A

muted

#7F7F7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #838951

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

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