#796217#796217

#796217 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.094 H 90.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#796217
RGB	rgb(121, 98, 23)
HSL	hsl(46, 68%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(46, 81%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 19%, 81%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.56, 1.25, 43.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.56, 43.09, 88.34°)
OKLab	oklab(50.53% -0.0012 0.0939)
OKLCH	oklch(50.53% 0.094 90.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.4082, 12.8630, 2.6397)
Luminance	0.1286 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#796217 #172E79

analogous

#793117 #796217 #5F7917

triadic

#796217 #177962 #621779

tetradic

#796217 #177931 #172E79 #79175F

square

#796217 #177931 #172E79 #79175F

split-complementary

#796217 #175F79 #311779

monochromatic

#1A1505 #46380D #796217 #AC8C21 #D8B132

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.88

#796217 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#796217 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #796217

5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##796217	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##796217	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)

#6E6108

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#74671C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#845954

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #796217;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 98, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.094 90.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a38e5b',
    500: '#796217',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #796217;
$custom-light: #a38e5b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#796217",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 45.918,
    "s": 68.056,
    "l": 28.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5053,
    "c": 0.0939,
    "h": 90.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12862
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#796217

secondary

#3E58AE

accent

#66EB3D

background

#FAF8F5

surface

#F4F0E9

border

#CECBC5

text

#100C04

muted

#7F7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #796217

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

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