#797221#797221

#797221 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.100 H 104.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#797221
RGB	rgb(121, 114, 33)
HSL	hsl(55, 57%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(55, 73%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 5.8%, 72.7%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.25, -7.45, 43.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.25, 44.21, 99.71°)
OKLab	oklab(54.27% -0.0248 0.097)
OKLCH	oklch(54.27% 0.1 104.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.1776, 16.2099, 3.8206)
Luminance	0.1621 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#797221 #212879

analogous

#794621 #797221 #547921

triadic

#797221 #217972 #722179

tetradic

#797221 #217946 #212879 #792154

square

#797221 #217946 #212879 #792154

split-complementary

#797221 #215479 #462179

monochromatic

#191707 #494514 #797221 #A99F2E #CDC247

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.95

#797221 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#797221 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #797221

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##797221	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##797221	1.00	4.95	4.24	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C6E14

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7226

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#826A62

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #797221;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 114, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.100 104.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a39a62',
    500: '#797221',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #797221;
$custom-light: #a39a62;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#797221",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 55.227,
    "s": 57.143,
    "l": 30.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54269,
    "c": 0.10016,
    "h": 104.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16209
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#797221

secondary

#4A52AC

accent

#54E047

background

#FAF9F6

surface

#F4F2EB

border

#CECCC6

text

#0F0E05

muted

#7F7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #797221

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

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