#796816#796816

#796816 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.098 H 96.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#796816
RGB	rgb(121, 104, 22)
HSL	hsl(50, 69%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(50, 82%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 14%, 81.8%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.27, -2.28, 45.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.27, 45.06, 92.91°)
OKLab	oklab(51.88% -0.0114 0.0978)
OKLCH	oklch(51.88% 0.098 96.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.9810, 14.0242, 2.7821)
Luminance	0.1402 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#796816 #162779

analogous

#793616 #796816 #587916

triadic

#796816 #167968 #681679

tetradic

#796816 #167936 #162779 #791658

square

#796816 #167936 #162779 #791658

split-complementary

#796816 #165879 #361679

monochromatic

#1A1605 #453B0D #796816 #AD951F #D9BC30

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.52

#796816 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#796816 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #796816

5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##796816	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##796816	1.00	5.52	3.80	5.52
#FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#746603

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786B1C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#835F59

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #796816;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 104, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.098 96.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a3925b',
    500: '#796816',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #796816;
$custom-light: #a3925b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#796816",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 104,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 49.697,
    "s": 69.231,
    "l": 28.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51881,
    "c": 0.09846,
    "h": 96.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14024
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#796816

secondary

#3D50AE

accent

#5AEC3C

background

#FAF8F5

surface

#F4F0E9

border

#CECBC5

text

#100D04

muted

#7F7D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #796816

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

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