#797239#797239

#797239 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.078 H 102.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#797239
RGB	rgb(121, 114, 57)
HSL	hsl(53, 36%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(53, 53%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 5.8%, 52.9%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.49, -5.63, 32.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.49, 32.75, 99.90°)
OKLab	oklab(54.54% -0.0167 0.0764)
OKLCH	oklch(54.54% 0.078 102.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.6414, 16.3955, 6.2635)
Luminance	0.1640 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#797239 #394079

analogous

#795239 #797239 #607939

triadic

#797239 #397972 #723979

tetradic

#797239 #397952 #394079 #793960

square

#797239 #397952 #394079 #793960

split-complementary

#797239 #396079 #523979

monochromatic

#262412 #4F4B25 #797239 #A3994D #BCB471

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.91

#797239 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.28

#797239 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #797239

4.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##797239	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##797239	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)

#7B6F34

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D723C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#816B65

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #797239;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 114, 57);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.078 102.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a19a71',
    500: '#797239',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #797239;
$custom-light: #a19a71;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#797239",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 57
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 53.438,
    "s": 35.955,
    "l": 34.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54538,
    "c": 0.07816,
    "h": 102.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16395
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#797239

secondary

#696FA5

accent

#68CC5C

background

#FAF9F6

surface

#F4F2EC

border

#CECCC7

text

#0F0E08

muted

#7F7E7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #797239

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

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