#796D16#796D16

#796D16 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.102 H 101.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#796D16
RGB	rgb(121, 109, 22)
HSL	hsl(53, 69%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(53, 82%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 9.9%, 81.8%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.72, -5.15, 46.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.72, 46.59, 96.35°)
OKLab	oklab(53.03% -0.0195 0.1006)
OKLCH	oklch(53.03% 0.102 101)
XYZ	xyz(13.4993, 15.0608, 2.9549)
Luminance	0.1506 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#796D16 #162279

analogous

#793B16 #796D16 #537916

triadic

#796D16 #16796D #6D1679

tetradic

#796D16 #16793B #162279 #791653

square

#796D16 #16793B #162279 #791653

split-complementary

#796D16 #165379 #3B1679

monochromatic

#1A1705 #453E0D #796D16 #AD9C1F #D9C530

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.23

#796D16 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#796D16 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #796D16

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##796D16	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##796D16	1.00	5.23	4.01	5.23
#FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#786A01

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6E1D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#83645D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #796d16;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 109, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.102 101.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a3965c',
    500: '#796d16',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #796d16;
$custom-light: #a3965c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#796d16",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 52.727,
    "s": 69.231,
    "l": 28.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5303,
    "c": 0.10247,
    "h": 101
  },
  "luminance": 0.1506
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#796D16

secondary

#3D4AAE

accent

#51EC3C

background

#FAF9F5

surface

#F4F1E9

border

#CECBC5

text

#100D04

muted

#7F7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #796D16

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

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