#796B5E#796B5E
#796B5E is a mid, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.027 H 65.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #796B5E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(121, 107, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 13%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(29, 22%, 47%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.6%, 22.3%, 52.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.16, 3.24, 9.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.16, 9.85, 70.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.71% 0.0112 0.0241) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.71% 0.027 65.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.1633, 15.3889, 12.7591) |
| Luminance | 0.1539 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Dark Taupe
#7F684E
ΔE00 5.58
Greyish Brown
#7A6A4F
ΔE00 5.80
Brownish Grey
#86775F
ΔE00 6.56
Grey Brown
#7F7053
ΔE00 6.82
Taupe
#8B7D6B
ΔE00 7.40
Dull Brown
#876E4B
ΔE00 8.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#796B5E #5E6C79
analogous
#795E5F #796B5E #79795E
triadic
#796B5E #5E796B #6B5E79
tetradic
#796B5E #5F795E #5E6C79 #795E79
square
#796B5E #5F795E #5E6C79 #795E79
split-complementary
#796B5E #5E7979 #5E5F79
monochromatic
#342E28 #574D43 #796B5E #998A7B #B4A89E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.15
#796B5E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.08
#796B5E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #796B5E
5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##796B5E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##796B5E | 1.00 | 5.15 | 4.08 | 5.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#706C5D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#736F5E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7E6867
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #796b5e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 107, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.027 65.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a0958b',
500: '#796b5e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #796b5e; $custom-light: #a0958b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#796b5e",
"rgb": {
"r": 121,
"g": 107,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 28.889,
"s": 12.558,
"l": 42.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53712,
"c": 0.02652,
"h": 65.1
},
"luminance": 0.15388
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#796B5E
secondary
#909AA2
accent
#95B572
background
#F9F9F8
surface
#F2F1F0
border
#CCCBCB
text
#0E0D0C
muted
#7E7E7D