#838C1F#838C1F

#838C1F is a mid, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.237; OKLCH L 61.3% C 0.127 H 114.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#838C1F
RGB	rgb(131, 140, 31)
HSL	hsl(65, 64%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(65, 78%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.4%, 0%, 77.9%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.77, -17.06, 52.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.77, 55.45, 107.92°)
OKLab	oklab(61.28% -0.0524 0.1157)
OKLCH	oklch(61.28% 0.127 114.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.9860, 23.6808, 4.8667)
Luminance	0.2368 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#838C1F #281F8C

analogous

#8C5E1F #838C1F #4C8C1F

triadic

#838C1F #1F838C #8C1F83

tetradic

#838C1F #1F8C5E #281F8C #8C1F4C

square

#838C1F #1F8C5E #281F8C #8C1F4C

split-complementary

#838C1F #1F4C8C #5E1F8C

monochromatic

#252809 #545A14 #838C1F #B2BE2A #CCD84E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.66

#838C1F on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.74

#838C1F on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #838C1F

5.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##838C1F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##838C1F	1.00	3.66	5.74	5.74
#FFFFFF	3.66	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.74	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.74	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#978503

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#968729

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C8378

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #838c1f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 140, 31);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.3% 0.127 114.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aaad64',
    500: '#838c1f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #838c1f;
$custom-light: #aaad64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#838c1f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 31
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 64.954,
    "s": 63.743,
    "l": 33.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61284,
    "c": 0.12704,
    "h": 114.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.2368
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#838C1F

secondary

#554CBB

accent

#41E74F

background

#FAFAF6

surface

#F4F4EB

border

#CECEC6

text

#101006

muted

#7F7F7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #838C1F

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

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