#797238#797238

#797238 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.079 H 102.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#797238
RGB	rgb(121, 114, 56)
HSL	hsl(54, 37%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(54, 54%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 5.8%, 53.7%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.48, -5.72, 32.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.48, 33.27, 99.91°)
OKLab	oklab(54.52% -0.0171 0.0774)
OKLCH	oklch(54.52% 0.079 102.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.6167, 16.3856, 6.1334)
Luminance	0.1638 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#797238 #383F79

analogous

#795138 #797238 #607938

triadic

#797238 #387972 #723879

tetradic

#797238 #387951 #383F79 #793860

square

#797238 #387951 #383F79 #793860

split-complementary

#797238 #386079 #513879

monochromatic

#252311 #4F4B25 #797238 #A3994B #BCB46F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.91

#797238 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.28

#797238 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #797238

4.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##797238	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##797238	1.00	4.91	4.28	4.91
#FFFFFF	4.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B6F33

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D723B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#816B65

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #797238;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 114, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.079 102.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a19a70',
    500: '#797238',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #797238;
$custom-light: #a19a70;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#797238",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 53.538,
    "s": 36.723,
    "l": 34.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54523,
    "c": 0.07926,
    "h": 102.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16385
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#797238

secondary

#676EA5

accent

#67CD5B

background

#FAF9F6

surface

#F4F2EC

border

#CECCC7

text

#0F0E07

muted

#7F7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #797238

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

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