#797222#797222

#797222 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.099 H 104.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#797222
RGB	rgb(121, 114, 34)
HSL	hsl(55, 56%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(55, 72%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 5.8%, 71.9%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.26, -7.40, 43.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.26, 43.79, 99.72°)
OKLab	oklab(54.28% -0.0245 0.0964)
OKLCH	oklch(54.28% 0.099 104.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.1918, 16.2156, 3.8954)
Luminance	0.1621 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#797222 #222979

analogous

#794622 #797222 #557922

triadic

#797222 #227972 #722279

tetradic

#797222 #227946 #222979 #792255

square

#797222 #227946 #222979 #792255

split-complementary

#797222 #225579 #462279

monochromatic

#191807 #494515 #797222 #A99F2F #CCC149

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.95

#797222 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#797222 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #797222

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##797222	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##797222	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)

#7C6E16

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7227

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#826A62

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #797222;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 114, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.099 104.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a39a62',
    500: '#797222',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #797222;
$custom-light: #a39a62;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#797222",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 55.172,
    "s": 56.129,
    "l": 30.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54277,
    "c": 0.09943,
    "h": 104.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16215
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#797222

secondary

#4B53AC

accent

#55DF48

background

#FAF9F6

surface

#F4F2EB

border

#CECCC6

text

#0F0E05

muted

#7F7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #797222

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

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