#797227#797227

#797227 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.096 H 104.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#797227
RGB	rgb(121, 114, 39)
HSL	hsl(55, 51%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(55, 68%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 5.8%, 67.8%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.30, -7.09, 41.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.30, 41.61, 99.81°)
OKLab	oklab(54.32% -0.0231 0.0927)
OKLCH	oklch(54.32% 0.096 104)
XYZ	xyz(14.2692, 16.2466, 4.3033)
Luminance	0.1625 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#797227 #272E79

analogous

#794927 #797227 #577927

triadic

#797227 #277972 #722779

tetradic

#797227 #277949 #272E79 #792757

square

#797227 #277949 #272E79 #792757

split-complementary

#797227 #275779 #492779

monochromatic

#1C1B09 #4B4618 #797227 #A79E36 #C8BE53

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.94

#797227 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.25

#797227 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #797227

4.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##797227	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##797227	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)

#7C6E1D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E722B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#826A62

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #797227;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 114, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.096 104.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a29a65',
    500: '#797227',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #797227;
$custom-light: #a29a65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#797227",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 54.878,
    "s": 51.25,
    "l": 31.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54322,
    "c": 0.09554,
    "h": 104
  },
  "luminance": 0.16246
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#797227

secondary

#5158AB

accent

#59DB4D

background

#FAF9F6

surface

#F4F2EB

border

#CECCC6

text

#0F0E06

muted

#7F7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #797227

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

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