#838C2E#838C2E

#838C2E is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.238; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.117 H 114.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#838C2E
RGB	rgb(131, 140, 46)
HSL	hsl(66, 51%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(66, 67%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.4%, 0%, 67.1%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.87, -16.23, 47.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.87, 49.84, 109.00°)
OKLab	oklab(61.4% -0.0487 0.1065)
OKLCH	oklch(61.4% 0.117 114.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.2318, 23.7791, 6.1609)
Luminance	0.2378 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#838C2E #372E8C

analogous

#8C662E #838C2E #548C2E

triadic

#838C2E #2E838C #8C2E83

tetradic

#838C2E #2E8C66 #372E8C #8C2E54

square

#838C2E #2E8C66 #372E8C #8C2E54

split-complementary

#838C2E #2E548C #662E8C

monochromatic

#2D3010 #585E1F #838C2E #AEBA3D #C3CD67

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.65

#838C2E on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.76

#838C2E on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #838C2E

5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##838C2E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##838C2E	1.00	3.65	5.76	5.76
#FFFFFF	3.65	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.76	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.76	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#968521

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#968735

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B8479

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #838c2e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 140, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.117 114.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aaad6c',
    500: '#838c2e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #838c2e;
$custom-light: #aaad6c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#838c2e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 65.745,
    "s": 50.538,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61395,
    "c": 0.11707,
    "h": 114.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.23779
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#838C2E

secondary

#6A62B4

accent

#4EDA5B

background

#FAFAF6

surface

#F4F4EC

border

#CECEC7

text

#101007

muted

#7F7F7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #838C2E

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

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