#797216#797216

#797216 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.107 H 104.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#797216
RGB	rgb(121, 114, 22)
HSL	hsl(56, 69%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(56, 82%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 5.8%, 81.8%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.18, -7.97, 47.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.18, 48.28, 99.51°)
OKLab	oklab(54.19% -0.0274 0.1034)
OKLCH	oklch(54.19% 0.107 104.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.0479, 16.1581, 3.1378)
Luminance	0.1616 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#797216 #161D79

analogous

#794116 #797216 #4E7916

triadic

#797216 #167972 #721679

tetradic

#797216 #167941 #161D79 #79164E

square

#797216 #167941 #161D79 #79164E

split-complementary

#797216 #164E79 #411679

monochromatic

#1A1805 #45410D #797216 #ADA31F #D9CD30

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.96

#797216 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.23

#797216 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #797216

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##797216	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##797216	1.00	4.96	4.23	4.96
#FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7D6E00

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F721E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#836A61

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #797216;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 114, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.107 104.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a39a5d',
    500: '#797216',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #797216;
$custom-light: #a39a5d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#797216",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 55.758,
    "s": 69.231,
    "l": 28.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54194,
    "c": 0.10698,
    "h": 104.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16158
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#797216

secondary

#3D45AE

accent

#48EC3C

background

#FAF9F5

surface

#F4F2E9

border

#CECCC5

text

#100E04

muted

#7F7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #797216

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

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