#796617#796617

#796617 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.096 H 94.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#796617
RGB	rgb(121, 102, 23)
HSL	hsl(48, 68%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(48, 81%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 15.7%, 81%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.70, -1.09, 44.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.70, 44.14, 91.41°)
OKLab	oklab(51.43% -0.0079 0.0961)
OKLCH	oklch(51.43% 0.096 94.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.7919, 13.6303, 2.7676)
Luminance	0.1363 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#796617 #172A79

analogous

#793517 #796617 #5B7917

triadic

#796617 #177966 #661779

tetradic

#796617 #177935 #172A79 #79175B

square

#796617 #177935 #172A79 #79175B

split-complementary

#796617 #175B79 #351779

monochromatic

#1A1605 #463B0D #796617 #AC9121 #D8B832

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.64

#796617 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.73

#796617 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #796617

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##796617	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##796617	1.00	5.64	3.73	5.64
#FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#726406

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766A1C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#835D57

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #796617;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 102, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.096 94.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a3915b',
    500: '#796617',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #796617;
$custom-light: #a3915b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#796617",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 102,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 48.367,
    "s": 68.056,
    "l": 28.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51432,
    "c": 0.09646,
    "h": 94.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1363
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#796617

secondary

#3E54AE

accent

#5FEB3D

background

#FAF8F5

surface

#F4F0E9

border

#CECBC5

text

#100C04

muted

#7F7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #796617

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

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