#838A2C

A dark, moderate yellow closely aligning with Olive.

About #838A2C

When working with digital screens, the color #838A2C is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Olive. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 131, 138, and 44.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 5% cyan and 0% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#838A2C
RGB131, 138, 44
HSL64.5°, 51.6%, 35.7%
CMYK5%, 0%, 68%, 46%
HSV64.5°, 68.1%, 54.1%
LAB55.3, -15.3, 47.3
XYZ18.9, 23.2, 5.9
Decimal8620588

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.73:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.64:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.56:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.79:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #838A2C; }
.text-color { color: #838A2C; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #838A2C; }

Similar Colors

Olive
#808000