#736E16#736E16

#736E16 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.104 H 106.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#736E16
RGB	rgb(115, 110, 22)
HSL	hsl(57, 68%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(57, 81%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 4.3%, 80.9%, 54.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.44, -8.58, 45.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.44, 46.63, 100.60°)
OKLab	oklab(52.67% -0.0287 0.0999)
OKLCH	oklch(52.67% 0.104 106.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.7915, 14.8551, 2.9524)
Luminance	0.1485 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#736E16 #161B73

analogous

#734016 #736E16 #4A7316

triadic

#736E16 #16736E #6E1673

tetradic

#736E16 #167340 #161B73 #73164A

square

#736E16 #167340 #161B73 #73164A

split-complementary

#736E16 #164A73 #401673

monochromatic

#1A1905 #403D0C #736E16 #A69F20 #D7CE2D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.29

#736E16 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#736E16 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #736E16

5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##736E16	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##736E16	1.00	5.29	3.97	5.29
#FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#786A01

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6D1D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C665E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #736e16;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(115, 110, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.104 106.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9f975c',
    500: '#736e16',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #736e16;
$custom-light: #9f975c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#736e16",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 115,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 56.774,
    "s": 67.883,
    "l": 26.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52668,
    "c": 0.10394,
    "h": 106.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14855
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#736E16

secondary

#3C42A9

accent

#46EB3D

background

#FAF9F5

surface

#F4F2E9

border

#CECCC5

text

#0F0D04

muted

#7F7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #736E16

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

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