#8A832B#8A832B

#8A832B is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.218; OKLCH L 59.9% C 0.108 H 104.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A832B
RGB	rgb(138, 131, 43)
HSL	hsl(56, 52%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(56, 69%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 5.1%, 68.8%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.83, -8.44, 46.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.83, 47.25, 100.29°)
OKLab	oklab(59.9% -0.0275 0.1044)
OKLCH	oklch(59.9% 0.108 104.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.0343, 21.8110, 5.4923)
Luminance	0.2181 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A832B #2B328A

analogous

#8A532B #8A832B #618A2B

triadic

#8A832B #2B8A83 #832B8A

tetradic

#8A832B #2B8A53 #2B328A #8A2B61

square

#8A832B #2B8A53 #2B328A #8A2B61

split-complementary

#8A832B #2B618A #532B8A

monochromatic

#2D2A0E #5B571C #8A832B #B9AF3A #CEC661

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.92

#8A832B on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.36

#8A832B on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #8A832B

5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A832B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8A832B	1.00	3.92	5.36	5.36
#FFFFFF	3.92	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.36	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.36	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8F7E1F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#918231

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#947A71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a832b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 131, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.9% 0.108 104.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#afa66a',
    500: '#8a832b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a832b;
$custom-light: #afa66a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a832b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 131,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 55.579,
    "s": 52.486,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59905,
    "c": 0.108,
    "h": 104.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.2181
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A832B

secondary

#5D63B4

accent

#57DC4C

background

#FBFAF6

surface

#F6F4EB

border

#D0CEC6

text

#110F07

muted

#807F7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A832B

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

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