#838C2D#838C2D

#838C2D is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.238; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.118 H 114.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#838C2D
RGB	rgb(131, 140, 45)
HSL	hsl(66, 51%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(66, 68%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.4%, 0%, 67.9%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.86, -16.29, 47.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.86, 50.26, 108.92°)
OKLab	oklab(61.39% -0.0489 0.1072)
OKLCH	oklch(61.39% 0.118 114.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.2123, 23.7713, 6.0583)
Luminance	0.2377 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#838C2D #362D8C

analogous

#8C662D #838C2D #548C2D

triadic

#838C2D #2D838C #8C2D83

tetradic

#838C2D #2D8C66 #362D8C #8C2D54

square

#838C2D #2D8C66 #362D8C #8C2D54

split-complementary

#838C2D #2D548C #662D8C

monochromatic

#2C2F0F #585E1E #838C2D #AEBA3C #C4CE66

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.65

#838C2D on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.75

#838C2D on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #838C2D

5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##838C2D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##838C2D	1.00	3.65	5.75	5.75
#FFFFFF	3.65	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.75	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.75	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#968520

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#968734

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B8479

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #838c2d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 140, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.118 114.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aaad6c',
    500: '#838c2d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #838c2d;
$custom-light: #aaad6c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#838c2d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 65.684,
    "s": 51.351,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61386,
    "c": 0.11785,
    "h": 114.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.23771
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#838C2D

secondary

#6860B4

accent

#4DDB5A

background

#FAFAF6

surface

#F4F4EC

border

#CECEC7

text

#101007

muted

#7F7F7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #838C2D

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

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