#838B22#838B22
#838B22 is a mid, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.124 H 113.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #838B22 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(131, 139, 34) |
| HSL | hsl(65, 61%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(65, 76%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(5.8%, 0%, 75.5%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.49, -16.39, 51.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.49, 54.01, 107.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.07% -0.0503 0.1135) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.07% 0.124 113.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.8820, 23.4064, 5.0363) |
| Luminance | 0.2341 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Swamp Green
#748500
ΔE00 3.82
Baby Shit Green
#889717
ΔE00 4.33
Shit Green
#758000
ΔE00 4.60
Olive
#808000
ΔE00 4.64
Dark Yellow Green
#728F02
ΔE00 4.90
Baby Poop Green
#8F9805
ΔE00 5.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#838B22 #2A228B
analogous
#8B5F22 #838B22 #4F8B22
triadic
#838B22 #22838B #8B2283
tetradic
#838B22 #228B5F #2A228B #8B224F
square
#838B22 #228B5F #2A228B #8B224F
split-complementary
#838B22 #224F8B #5F228B
monochromatic
#26290A #555A16 #838B22 #B1BC2E #CBD553
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.70
#838B22 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.68
#838B22 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #838B22
5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##838B22 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##838B22 | 1.00 | 3.70 | 5.68 | 5.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#96840C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95862B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8C8277
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #838b22; /* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 139, 34); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.124 113.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#aaac66',
500: '#838b22',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #838b22; $custom-light: #aaac66; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#838b22",
"rgb": {
"r": 131,
"g": 139,
"b": 34
},
"hsl": {
"h": 64.571,
"s": 60.694,
"l": 33.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61066,
"c": 0.12419,
"h": 113.9
},
"luminance": 0.23406
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#838B22
secondary
#5850B8
accent
#44E450
background
#FAFAF6
surface
#F4F4EB
border
#CECEC6
text
#101006
muted
#7F7F7A