#838D2F#838D2F

#838D2F is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.241; OKLCH L 61.6% C 0.117 H 115.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#838D2F
RGB	rgb(131, 141, 47)
HSL	hsl(66, 50%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(66, 67%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.1%, 0%, 66.7%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.17, -16.69, 47.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.17, 49.89, 109.54°)
OKLab	oklab(61.64% -0.0498 0.1064)
OKLCH	oklch(61.64% 0.117 115.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.3985, 24.0806, 6.3149)
Luminance	0.2408 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#838D2F #392F8D

analogous

#8D682F #838D2F #548D2F

triadic

#838D2F #2F838D #8D2F83

tetradic

#838D2F #2F8D68 #392F8D #8D2F54

square

#838D2F #2F8D68 #392F8D #8D2F54

split-complementary

#838D2F #2F548D #682F8D

monochromatic

#2E3110 #585F20 #838D2F #AEBB3E #C2CD69

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.61

#838D2F on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.82

#838D2F on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #838D2F

5.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##838D2F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##838D2F	1.00	3.61	5.82	5.82
#FFFFFF	3.61	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.82	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.82	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#978622

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#968736

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B857A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #838d2f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 141, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.6% 0.117 115.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aaae6d',
    500: '#838d2f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #838d2f;
$custom-light: #aaae6d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#838d2f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 66.383,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6164,
    "c": 0.11749,
    "h": 115.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.2408
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#838D2F

secondary

#6C64B4

accent

#4EDA5D

background

#FAFAF6

surface

#F4F4EC

border

#CECEC7

text

#101007

muted

#7F7F7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #838D2F

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

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