#797237#797237

#797237 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.080 H 102.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#797237
RGB	rgb(121, 114, 55)
HSL	hsl(54, 38%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(54, 55%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 5.8%, 54.5%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.46, -5.82, 33.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.46, 33.79, 99.92°)
OKLab	oklab(54.51% -0.0175 0.0784)
OKLCH	oklch(54.51% 0.08 102.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.5925, 16.3759, 6.0059)
Luminance	0.1638 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#797237 #373E79

analogous

#795137 #797237 #5F7937

triadic

#797237 #377972 #723779

tetradic

#797237 #377951 #373E79 #79375F

square

#797237 #377951 #373E79 #79375F

split-complementary

#797237 #375F79 #513779

monochromatic

#252311 #4F4A24 #797237 #A39A4A #BDB46E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.91

#797237 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.27

#797237 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #797237

4.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##797237	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##797237	1.00	4.91	4.27	4.91
#FFFFFF	4.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B6F32

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D723A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#816B65

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #797237;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 114, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.080 102.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a19a70',
    500: '#797237',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #797237;
$custom-light: #a19a70;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#797237",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 53.636,
    "s": 37.5,
    "l": 34.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54509,
    "c": 0.08033,
    "h": 102.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.16375
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#797237

secondary

#666DA6

accent

#67CD5A

background

#FAF9F6

surface

#F4F2EC

border

#CECCC7

text

#0F0E07

muted

#7F7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #797237

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

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