#796B21#796B21

#796B21 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.094 H 98.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#796B21
RGB	rgb(121, 107, 33)
HSL	hsl(50, 57%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(50, 73%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 11.6%, 72.7%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.21, -3.48, 41.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.21, 41.68, 94.79°)
OKLab	oklab(52.65% -0.0135 0.0927)
OKLCH	oklch(52.65% 0.094 98.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.4180, 14.6908, 3.5674)
Luminance	0.1469 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#796B21 #212F79

analogous

#793F21 #796B21 #5B7921

triadic

#796B21 #21796B #6B2179

tetradic

#796B21 #21793F #212F79 #79215B

square

#796B21 #21793F #212F79 #79215B

split-complementary

#796B21 #215B79 #3F2179

monochromatic

#191607 #494014 #796B21 #A9962E #CDB847

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.33

#796B21 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.94

#796B21 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #796B21

5.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##796B21	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##796B21	1.00	5.33	3.94	5.33
#FFFFFF	5.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#766816

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6D25

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#83635C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #796b21;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 107, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.094 98.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a39561',
    500: '#796b21',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #796b21;
$custom-light: #a39561;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#796b21",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 50.455,
    "s": 57.143,
    "l": 30.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52649,
    "c": 0.09371,
    "h": 98.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1469
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#796B21

secondary

#4A59AC

accent

#60E047

background

#FAF9F5

surface

#F4F1EA

border

#CECBC6

text

#0F0D05

muted

#7F7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #796B21

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

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