#796E40#796E40

#796E40 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.066 H 96.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#796E40
RGB	rgb(121, 110, 64)
HSL	hsl(48, 31%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(48, 47%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 9.1%, 47.1%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.43, -2.62, 27.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.43, 27.26, 95.52°)
OKLab	oklab(53.73% -0.0072 0.0656)
OKLCH	oklch(53.73% 0.066 96.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.3869, 15.5875, 7.1003)
Luminance	0.1559 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#796E40 #404B79

analogous

#795240 #796E40 #687940

triadic

#796E40 #40796E #6E4079

tetradic

#796E40 #407952 #404B79 #794068

square

#796E40 #407952 #404B79 #794068

split-complementary

#796E40 #406879 #524079

monochromatic

#292516 #514A2B #796E40 #A19255 #B9AD7A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.10

#796E40 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#796E40 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #796E40

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##796E40	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##796E40	1.00	5.10	4.12	5.10
#FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#766C3C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#797042

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#816863

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #796e40;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 110, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.066 96.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a19776',
    500: '#796e40',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #796e40;
$custom-light: #a19776;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#796e40",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 48.421,
    "s": 30.811,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53729,
    "c": 0.06598,
    "h": 96.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15587
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#796E40

secondary

#717BA4

accent

#75C761

background

#FAF9F7

surface

#F3F2ED

border

#CDCCC8

text

#0F0D08

muted

#7F7E7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #796E40

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

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