#796B16#796B16

#796B16 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.101 H 99.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#796B16
RGB	rgb(121, 107, 22)
HSL	hsl(52, 69%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(52, 82%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 11.6%, 81.8%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.14, -4.01, 45.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.14, 45.96, 95.01°)
OKLab	oklab(52.57% -0.0163 0.0995)
OKLCH	oklch(52.57% 0.101 99.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.2883, 14.6389, 2.8846)
Luminance	0.1464 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#796B16 #162479

analogous

#793916 #796B16 #557916

triadic

#796B16 #16796B #6B1679

tetradic

#796B16 #167939 #162479 #791655

square

#796B16 #167939 #162479 #791655

split-complementary

#796B16 #165579 #391679

monochromatic

#1A1705 #453D0D #796B16 #AD991F #D9C130

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.35

#796B16 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.93

#796B16 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #796B16

5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##796B16	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##796B16	1.00	5.35	3.93	5.35
#FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#766802

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6D1C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#83625B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #796b16;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 107, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.101 99.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a3955c',
    500: '#796b16',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #796b16;
$custom-light: #a3955c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#796b16",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 51.515,
    "s": 69.231,
    "l": 28.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52568,
    "c": 0.1008,
    "h": 99.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14638
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#796B16

secondary

#3D4DAE

accent

#55EC3C

background

#FAF9F5

surface

#F4F1E9

border

#CECBC5

text

#100D04

muted

#7F7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #796B16

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

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