#838A57
A medium, muted yellow closely aligning with Darkolivegreen.
About #838A57
At its core, #838A57 is a medium and muted hue. Its closest recognized web color is Darkolivegreen. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 131, 138, and 87.
When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. Its ink density profile breaks down to 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow, and 46% black. The HSL representation is 68.2° hue, 22.7% saturation, and 44.1% lightness.
Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#838A57
RGB131, 138, 87
HSL68.2°, 22.7%, 44.1%
CMYK5%, 0%, 37%, 46%
HSV68.2°, 37.0%, 54.1%
LAB55.8, -11.2, 26.5
XYZ20.2, 23.7, 12.5
Decimal8620631
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
3.66:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.74:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.50:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.88:1
Text on #0F172A
AA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #838A57;
}
.text-color {
color: #838A57;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #838A57;
}