#838B15#838B15

#838B15 is a mid, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.131 H 113.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#838B15
RGBrgb(131, 139, 21)
HSLhsl(64, 74%, 31%)
HSVhsv(64, 85%, 55%)
CMYKcmyk(5.8%, 0%, 84.9%, 45.5%)
CIE-LABlab(55.43, -16.92, 55.42)
CIE-LCHlch(55.43, 57.94, 106.97°)
OKLaboklab(61% -0.0528 0.1196)
OKLCHoklch(61% 0.131 113.8)
XYZxyz(18.7287, 23.3451, 4.2288)
Luminance0.2334 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyyellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#838B15 #1D158B
analogous
#8B5815 #838B15 #488B15
triadic
#838B15 #15838B #8B1583
tetradic
#838B15 #158B58 #1D158B #8B1548
square
#838B15 #158B58 #1D158B #8B1548
split-complementary
#838B15 #15488B #58158B
monochromatic
#1F2105 #51560D #838B15 #B5C01D #D6E139

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.70
#838B15 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.67
#838B15 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #838B15
5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##838B15#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##838B151.003.705.675.67
#FFFFFF3.701.0021.0021.00
#0000005.6721.001.001.00
##0000005.6721.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#968400
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#968622
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8C8276
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #838b15;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 139, 21);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.131 113.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#abac60',
    500: '#838b15',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #838b15;
$custom-light: #abac60;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#838b15",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 21
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 64.068,
    "s": 73.75,
    "l": 31.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60996,
    "c": 0.13072,
    "h": 113.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.23345
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#838B15
secondary
#463DBF
accent
#37F044
background
#FAFAF6
surface
#F5F4EB
border
#CFCEC6
text
#101005
muted
#7F7F7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #838B15

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#838B15 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva