#797117#797117

#797117 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.106 H 104.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#797117
RGB	rgb(121, 113, 23)
HSL	hsl(55, 68%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(55, 81%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 6.6%, 81%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.89, -7.37, 47.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.89, 47.60, 98.91°)
OKLab	oklab(53.97% -0.0256 0.1024)
OKLCH	oklch(53.97% 0.106 104.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.9456, 15.9376, 3.1521)
Luminance	0.1594 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#797117 #171F79

analogous

#794017 #797117 #507917

triadic

#797117 #177971 #711779

tetradic

#797117 #177940 #171F79 #791750

square

#797117 #177940 #171F79 #791750

split-complementary

#797117 #175079 #401779

monochromatic

#1A1805 #46410D #797117 #ACA121 #D8CB32

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#797117 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#797117 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #797117

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##797117	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##797117	1.00	5.02	4.19	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C6D01

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E711E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#836960

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #797117;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 113, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.106 104.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a3995d',
    500: '#797117',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #797117;
$custom-light: #a3995d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#797117",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 113,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 55.102,
    "s": 68.056,
    "l": 28.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53966,
    "c": 0.10551,
    "h": 104.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15937
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#797117

secondary

#3E47AE

accent

#4BEB3D

background

#FAF9F5

surface

#F4F2E9

border

#CECCC5

text

#100D04

muted

#7F7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #797117

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

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