#797121#797121

#797121 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.099 H 103.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#797121
RGB	rgb(121, 113, 33)
HSL	hsl(55, 57%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(55, 73%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 6.6%, 72.7%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.96, -6.89, 43.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.96, 43.83, 99.05°)
OKLab	oklab(54.04% -0.0232 0.0964)
OKLCH	oklch(54.04% 0.099 103.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.0654, 15.9856, 3.7832)
Luminance	0.1598 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#797121 #212979

analogous

#794521 #797121 #557921

triadic

#797121 #217971 #712179

tetradic

#797121 #217945 #212979 #792155

square

#797121 #217945 #212979 #792155

split-complementary

#797121 #215579 #452179

monochromatic

#191707 #494414 #797121 #A99E2E #CDC147

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.00

#797121 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.20

#797121 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #797121

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##797121	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##797121	1.00	5.00	4.20	5.00
#FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C6D15

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7126

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#826961

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #797121;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 113, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.099 103.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a39962',
    500: '#797121',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #797121;
$custom-light: #a39962;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#797121",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 113,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 54.545,
    "s": 57.143,
    "l": 30.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54036,
    "c": 0.09919,
    "h": 103.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15985
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#797121

secondary

#4A53AC

accent

#55E047

background

#FAF9F6

surface

#F4F2EB

border

#CECCC6

text

#0F0D05

muted

#7F7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #797121

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

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