#797142#797142

#797142 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.067 H 99.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#797142
RGB	rgb(121, 113, 66)
HSL	hsl(51, 29%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(51, 45%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 6.6%, 45.5%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.33, -4.12, 27.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.33, 27.45, 98.63°)
OKLab	oklab(54.45% -0.0114 0.0657)
OKLCH	oklch(54.45% 0.067 99.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.7740, 16.2690, 7.5152)
Luminance	0.1627 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#797142 #424A79

analogous

#795642 #797142 #667942

triadic

#797142 #427971 #714279

tetradic

#797142 #427956 #424A79 #794266

square

#797142 #427956 #424A79 #794266

split-complementary

#797142 #426679 #564279

monochromatic

#2A2717 #514C2C #797142 #A19658 #B8B07D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.94

#797142 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.25

#797142 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #797142

4.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##797142	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##797142	1.00	4.94	4.25	4.94
#FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#796E3E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C7244

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#806B66

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #797142;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 113, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.067 99.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a19977',
    500: '#797142',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #797142;
$custom-light: #a19977;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#797142",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 113,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 51.273,
    "s": 29.412,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54449,
    "c": 0.06671,
    "h": 99.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16269
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#797142

secondary

#747BA3

accent

#71C662

background

#FAF9F7

surface

#F3F2ED

border

#CDCCC8

text

#0F0E09

muted

#7F7E7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #797142

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

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