#796C16#796C16

#796C16 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.102 H 100.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#796C16
RGB	rgb(121, 108, 22)
HSL	hsl(52, 69%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(52, 82%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 10.7%, 81.8%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.43, -4.58, 46.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.43, 46.27, 95.68°)
OKLab	oklab(52.8% -0.0179 0.1)
OKLCH	oklch(52.8% 0.102 100.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.3932, 14.8487, 2.9195)
Luminance	0.1485 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#796C16 #162379

analogous

#793A16 #796C16 #547916

triadic

#796C16 #16796C #6C1679

tetradic

#796C16 #16793A #162379 #791654

square

#796C16 #16793A #162379 #791654

split-complementary

#796C16 #165479 #3A1679

monochromatic

#1A1705 #453E0D #796C16 #AD9A1F #D9C330

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.29

#796C16 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#796C16 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #796C16

5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##796C16	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##796C16	1.00	5.29	3.97	5.29
#FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#776902

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6E1D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#83635C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #796c16;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 108, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.102 100.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a3955c',
    500: '#796c16',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #796c16;
$custom-light: #a3955c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#796c16",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 52.121,
    "s": 69.231,
    "l": 28.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52799,
    "c": 0.10162,
    "h": 100.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14848
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#796C16

secondary

#3D4BAE

accent

#53EC3C

background

#FAF9F5

surface

#F4F1E9

border

#CECBC5

text

#100D04

muted

#7F7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #796C16

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

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