#838A5F

A medium, muted yellow closely aligning with Darkolivegreen.

About #838A5F

When working with digital screens, the color #838A5F is rendered by mixing light. Its closest recognized web color is Darkolivegreen. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(131, 138, 95).

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 5% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 31% Yellow, and 46% Black. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#838A5F
RGB131, 138, 95
HSL69.8°, 18.5%, 45.7%
CMYK5%, 0%, 31%, 46%
HSV69.8°, 31.2%, 54.1%
LAB55.9, -10.1, 22.2
XYZ20.5, 23.8, 14.3
Decimal8620639

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.64:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.77:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.48:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.90:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #838A5F; }
.text-color { color: #838A5F; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #838A5F; }

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