#838C32#838C32

#838C32 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.238; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.114 H 114.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#838C32
RGB	rgb(131, 140, 50)
HSL	hsl(66, 47%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(66, 64%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.4%, 0%, 64.3%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.90, -15.95, 45.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.90, 48.14, 109.35°)
OKLab	oklab(61.43% -0.0475 0.1035)
OKLCH	oklch(61.43% 0.114 114.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.3143, 23.8121, 6.5957)
Luminance	0.2381 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#838C32 #3B328C

analogous

#8C6832 #838C32 #568C32

triadic

#838C32 #32838C #8C3283

tetradic

#838C32 #328C68 #3B328C #8C3256

square

#838C32 #328C68 #3B328C #8C3256

split-complementary

#838C32 #32568C #68328C

monochromatic

#2F3212 #595F22 #838C32 #ADB942 #C2CB6D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.64

#838C32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.76

#838C32 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #838C32

5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##838C32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##838C32	1.00	3.64	5.76	5.76
#FFFFFF	3.64	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)

#968527

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#958738

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B8479

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #838c32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 140, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.114 114.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a9ad6e',
    500: '#838c32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #838c32;
$custom-light: #a9ad6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#838c32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 66,
    "s": 47.368,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61432,
    "c": 0.11386,
    "h": 114.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.23812
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#838C32

secondary

#6F67B3

accent

#51D75E

background

#FAFAF6

surface

#F4F4EC

border

#CECEC7

text

#101007

muted

#7F7F7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #838C32

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

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