#838C12#838C12

#838C12 is a mid, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.236; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.133 H 114.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#838C12
RGB	rgb(131, 140, 18)
HSL	hsl(64, 77%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(64, 87%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.4%, 0%, 87.1%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.71, -17.53, 56.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.71, 59.05, 107.27°)
OKLab	oklab(61.22% -0.0547 0.1212)
OKLCH	oklch(61.22% 0.133 114.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.8480, 23.6255, 4.1395)
Luminance	0.2362 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#838C12 #1B128C

analogous

#8C5812 #838C12 #468C12

triadic

#838C12 #12838C #8C1283

tetradic

#838C12 #128C58 #1B128C #8C1246

square

#838C12 #128C58 #1B128C #8C1246

split-complementary

#838C12 #12468C #58128C

monochromatic

#1E2004 #50560B #838C12 #B6C219 #D8E534

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.67

#838C12 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.73

#838C12 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #838C12

5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##838C12	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##838C12	1.00	3.67	5.73	5.73
#FFFFFF	3.67	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.73	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.73	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#978500

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#978620

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C8377

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #838c12;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 140, 18);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.133 114.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#abad5f',
    500: '#838c12',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #838c12;
$custom-light: #abad5f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#838c12",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 18
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 64.426,
    "s": 77.215,
    "l": 30.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61221,
    "c": 0.13293,
    "h": 114.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.23625
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#838C12

secondary

#4339C0

accent

#34F442

background

#FAFAF5

surface

#F5F4EA

border

#CFCEC6

text

#111005

muted

#807F79

Preview Lab

Preview with #838C12

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

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