#796916#796916

#796916 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.099 H 97.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#796916
RGB	rgb(121, 105, 22)
HSL	hsl(50, 69%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(50, 82%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 13.2%, 81.8%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.56, -2.86, 45.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.56, 45.35, 93.62°)
OKLab	oklab(52.11% -0.013 0.0984)
OKLCH	oklch(52.11% 0.099 97.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.0822, 14.2267, 2.8159)
Luminance	0.1423 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#796916 #162679

analogous

#793716 #796916 #577916

triadic

#796916 #167969 #691679

tetradic

#796916 #167937 #162679 #791657

square

#796916 #167937 #162679 #791657

split-complementary

#796916 #165779 #371679

monochromatic

#1A1605 #453C0D #796916 #AD961F #D9BE30

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.46

#796916 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#796916 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #796916

5.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##796916	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##796916	1.00	5.46	3.85	5.46
#FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#746603

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796C1C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#836059

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #796916;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 105, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.099 97.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a3935b',
    500: '#796916',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #796916;
$custom-light: #a3935b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#796916",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 50.303,
    "s": 69.231,
    "l": 28.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52109,
    "c": 0.09922,
    "h": 97.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14226
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#796916

secondary

#3D4FAE

accent

#58EC3C

background

#FAF9F5

surface

#F4F1E9

border

#CECBC5

text

#100D04

muted

#7F7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #796916

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

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