#796516#796516

#796516 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.096 H 93.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#796516
RGB	rgb(121, 101, 22)
HSL	hsl(48, 69%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(48, 82%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 16.5%, 81.8%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.41, -0.55, 44.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.41, 44.23, 90.71°)
OKLab	oklab(51.2% -0.0064 0.0961)
OKLCH	oklch(51.2% 0.096 93.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.6844, 13.4310, 2.6832)
Luminance	0.1343 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#796516 #162A79

analogous

#793316 #796516 #5B7916

triadic

#796516 #167965 #651679

tetradic

#796516 #167933 #162A79 #79165B

square

#796516 #167933 #162A79 #79165B

split-complementary

#796516 #165B79 #331679

monochromatic

#1A1605 #453A0D #796516 #AD901F #D9B730

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.70

#796516 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.69

#796516 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #796516

5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##796516	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##796516	1.00	5.70	3.69	5.70
#FFFFFF	5.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#716305

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#76691B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#835C56

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #796516;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 101, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.096 93.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a3905b',
    500: '#796516',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #796516;
$custom-light: #a3905b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#796516",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 47.879,
    "s": 69.231,
    "l": 28.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51199,
    "c": 0.09635,
    "h": 93.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1343
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#796516

secondary

#3D53AE

accent

#5FEC3C

background

#FAF8F5

surface

#F4F0E9

border

#CECBC5

text

#100C04

muted

#7F7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #796516

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

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