#796A16#796A16

#796A16 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.100 H 98.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#796A16
RGB	rgb(121, 106, 22)
HSL	hsl(51, 69%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(51, 82%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 12.4%, 81.8%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.85, -3.44, 45.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.85, 45.65, 94.32°)
OKLab	oklab(52.34% -0.0146 0.0989)
OKLCH	oklch(52.34% 0.1 98.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.1847, 14.4316, 2.8500)
Luminance	0.1443 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#796A16 #162579

analogous

#793816 #796A16 #567916

triadic

#796A16 #16796A #6A1679

tetradic

#796A16 #167938 #162579 #791656

square

#796A16 #167938 #162579 #791656

split-complementary

#796A16 #165679 #381679

monochromatic

#1A1705 #453D0D #796A16 #AD971F #D9C030

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.40

#796A16 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.89

#796A16 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #796A16

5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##796A16	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##796A16	1.00	5.40	3.89	5.40
#FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#756703

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796C1C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#83615A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #796a16;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 106, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.100 98.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a3945b',
    500: '#796a16',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #796a16;
$custom-light: #a3945b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#796a16",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 50.909,
    "s": 69.231,
    "l": 28.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52338,
    "c": 0.1,
    "h": 98.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14431
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#796A16

secondary

#3D4EAE

accent

#56EC3C

background

#FAF9F5

surface

#F4F1E9

border

#CECBC5

text

#100D04

muted

#7F7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #796A16

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

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