#838B2F#838B2F

#838B2F is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.235; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.115 H 114.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#838B2F
RGB	rgb(131, 139, 47)
HSL	hsl(65, 49%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(65, 66%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.8%, 0%, 66.2%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.58, -15.64, 46.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.58, 48.96, 108.62°)
OKLab	oklab(61.17% -0.0469 0.1051)
OKLCH	oklch(61.17% 0.115 114)
XYZ	xyz(19.1063, 23.4961, 6.2175)
Luminance	0.2350 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#838B2F #372F8B

analogous

#8B652F #838B2F #558B2F

triadic

#838B2F #2F838B #8B2F83

tetradic

#838B2F #2F8B65 #372F8B #8B2F55

square

#838B2F #2F8B65 #372F8B #8B2F55

split-complementary

#838B2F #2F558B #652F8B

monochromatic

#2D3010 #585D20 #838B2F #AEB93E #C3CC68

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.68

#838B2F on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.70

#838B2F on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #838B2F

5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##838B2F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##838B2F	1.00	3.68	5.70	5.70
#FFFFFF	3.68	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.70	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.70	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#958423

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#958635

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B8378

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #838b2f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 139, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.115 114.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aaac6d',
    500: '#838b2f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #838b2f;
$custom-light: #aaac6d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#838b2f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 65.217,
    "s": 49.462,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61168,
    "c": 0.11509,
    "h": 114
  },
  "luminance": 0.23496
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#838B2F

secondary

#6A63B3

accent

#4FD95B

background

#FAFAF6

surface

#F4F4EC

border

#CECEC7

text

#101007

muted

#7F7F7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #838B2F

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

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