#797231#797231

#797231 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.086 H 103.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#797231
RGB	rgb(121, 114, 49)
HSL	hsl(54, 42%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(54, 60%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 5.8%, 59.5%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.39, -6.35, 36.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.39, 36.85, 99.92°)
OKLab	oklab(54.43% -0.0197 0.0842)
OKLCH	oklch(54.43% 0.086 103.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.4573, 16.3218, 5.2940)
Luminance	0.1632 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#797231 #313879

analogous

#794E31 #797231 #5C7931

triadic

#797231 #317972 #723179

tetradic

#797231 #31794E #313879 #79315C

square

#797231 #31794E #313879 #79315C

split-complementary

#797231 #315C79 #4E3179

monochromatic

#22200E #4D491F #797231 #A59B43 #C0B764

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.92

#797231 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.26

#797231 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #797231

4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##797231	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##797231	1.00	4.92	4.26	4.92
#FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C6E2A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7234

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#826B64

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #797231;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 114, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.086 103.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a29a6c',
    500: '#797231',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #797231;
$custom-light: #a29a6c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#797231",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 54.167,
    "s": 42.353,
    "l": 33.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54431,
    "c": 0.08649,
    "h": 103.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16321
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#797231

secondary

#5E65A8

accent

#62D256

background

#FAF9F6

surface

#F4F2EB

border

#CECCC6

text

#0F0E07

muted

#7F7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #797231

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

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