#797242#797242

#797242 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.165; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.068 H 101.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#797242
RGB	rgb(121, 114, 66)
HSL	hsl(52, 29%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(52, 45%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 5.8%, 45.5%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.62, -4.69, 27.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.62, 27.90, 99.67°)
OKLab	oklab(54.68% -0.013 0.0666)
OKLCH	oklch(54.68% 0.068 101.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.8862, 16.4934, 7.5526)
Luminance	0.1649 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#797242 #424979

analogous

#795742 #797242 #657942

triadic

#797242 #427972 #724279

tetradic

#797242 #427957 #424979 #794265

square

#797242 #427957 #424979 #794265

split-complementary

#797242 #426579 #574279

monochromatic

#2A2717 #514D2C #797242 #A19758 #B8B17D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.89

#797242 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.30

#797242 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #797242

4.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##797242	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##797242	1.00	4.89	4.30	4.89
#FFFFFF	4.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A6F3E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C7244

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#806C66

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #797242;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 114, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.068 101.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a19a77',
    500: '#797242',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #797242;
$custom-light: #a19a77;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#797242",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 52.364,
    "s": 29.412,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54678,
    "c": 0.06781,
    "h": 101.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16493
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#797242

secondary

#747AA3

accent

#6FC662

background

#FAF9F7

surface

#F3F2ED

border

#CDCCC8

text

#0F0E09

muted

#7F7E7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #797242

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

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