#838E1B#838E1B

#838E1B is a mid, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.242; OKLCH L 61.7% C 0.131 H 115.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#838E1B
RGB	rgb(131, 142, 27)
HSL	hsl(66, 68%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(66, 81%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.7%, 0%, 81%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.34, -18.27, 54.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.34, 57.52, 108.52°)
OKLab	oklab(61.74% -0.0561 0.1188)
OKLCH	oklch(61.74% 0.131 115.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.2315, 24.2508, 4.7045)
Luminance	0.2425 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#838E1B #261B8E

analogous

#8E5F1B #838E1B #498E1B

triadic

#838E1B #1B838E #8E1B83

tetradic

#838E1B #1B8E5F #261B8E #8E1B49

square

#838E1B #1B8E5F #261B8E #8E1B49

split-complementary

#838E1B #1B498E #5F1B8E

monochromatic

#242707 #545B11 #838E1B #B2C125 #CEDC47

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.59

#838E1B on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.85

#838E1B on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #838E1B

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##838E1B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##838E1B	1.00	3.59	5.85	5.85
#FFFFFF	3.59	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.85	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.85	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#998600

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#988826

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C8579

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #838e1b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 142, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.7% 0.131 115.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aaae63',
    500: '#838e1b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #838e1b;
$custom-light: #aaae63;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#838e1b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 65.739,
    "s": 68.047,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61736,
    "c": 0.13135,
    "h": 115.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.2425
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#838E1B

secondary

#5247BE

accent

#3DEB4E

background

#FAFAF6

surface

#F4F4EB

border

#CECEC6

text

#101006

muted

#7F7F7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #838E1B

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

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