#796D21#796D21

#796D21 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.095 H 100.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#796D21
RGB	rgb(121, 109, 33)
HSL	hsl(52, 57%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(52, 73%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 9.9%, 72.7%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.79, -4.62, 42.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.79, 42.37, 96.27°)
OKLab	oklab(53.11% -0.0168 0.094)
OKLCH	oklch(53.11% 0.095 100.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.6289, 15.1127, 3.6377)
Luminance	0.1511 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#796D21 #212D79

analogous

#794121 #796D21 #597921

triadic

#796D21 #21796D #6D2179

tetradic

#796D21 #217941 #212D79 #792159

square

#796D21 #217941 #212D79 #792159

split-complementary

#796D21 #215979 #412179

monochromatic

#191607 #494214 #796D21 #A9982E #CDBB47

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.22

#796D21 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#796D21 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #796D21

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##796D21	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##796D21	1.00	5.22	4.02	5.22
#FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#786A16

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6E26

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#83655E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #796d21;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 109, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.095 100.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a39661',
    500: '#796d21',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #796d21;
$custom-light: #a39661;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#796d21",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 51.818,
    "s": 57.143,
    "l": 30.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53109,
    "c": 0.09545,
    "h": 100.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15112
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#796D21

secondary

#4A57AC

accent

#5CE047

background

#FAF9F5

surface

#F4F1EA

border

#CECBC6

text

#0F0D05

muted

#7F7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #796D21

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

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