#796216#796216

#796216 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.094 H 90.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#796216
RGB	rgb(121, 98, 22)
HSL	hsl(46, 69%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(46, 82%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 19%, 81.8%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.55, 1.21, 43.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.55, 43.46, 88.41°)
OKLab	oklab(50.52% -0.0015 0.0945)
OKLCH	oklch(50.52% 0.094 90.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.3984, 12.8590, 2.5879)
Luminance	0.1286 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#796216 #162D79

analogous

#793116 #796216 #5E7916

triadic

#796216 #167962 #621679

tetradic

#796216 #167931 #162D79 #79165E

square

#796216 #167931 #162D79 #79165E

split-complementary

#796216 #165E79 #311679

monochromatic

#1A1505 #45380D #796216 #AD8C1F #D9B230

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.88

#796216 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#796216 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #796216

5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##796216	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##796216	1.00	5.88	3.57	5.88
#FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6E6106

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#74671B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#845954

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #796216;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 98, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.094 90.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a38e5a',
    500: '#796216',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #796216;
$custom-light: #a38e5a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#796216",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 46.061,
    "s": 69.231,
    "l": 28.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50523,
    "c": 0.09447,
    "h": 90.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12858
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#796216

secondary

#3D57AE

accent

#65EC3C

background

#FAF8F5

surface

#F4F0E9

border

#CECBC5

text

#100C04

muted

#7F7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #796216

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

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