#797255#797255

#797255 is a mid, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.168; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.043 H 96.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#797255
RGB	rgb(121, 114, 85)
HSL	hsl(48, 17%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(48, 30%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 5.8%, 29.8%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.95, -2.23, 17.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.95, 17.23, 97.44°)
OKLab	oklab(55.05% -0.0046 0.0431)
OKLCH	oklch(55.05% 0.043 96.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.5423, 16.7558, 11.0080)
Luminance	0.1676 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#797255 #555C79

analogous

#796055 #797255 #6E7955

triadic

#797255 #557972 #725579

tetradic

#797255 #557960 #555C79 #79556E

square

#797255 #557960 #555C79 #79556E

split-complementary

#797255 #556E79 #605579

monochromatic

#312E22 #55503C #797255 #9B9370 #B4AE94

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.83

#797255 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.35

#797255 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #797255

4.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##797255	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##797255	1.00	4.83	4.35	4.83
#FFFFFF	4.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#787053

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A7356

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F6E6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #797255;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 114, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.043 96.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a09a85',
    500: '#797255',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #797255;
$custom-light: #a09a85;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#797255",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 48.333,
    "s": 17.476,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55054,
    "c": 0.04333,
    "h": 96.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16755
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#797255

secondary

#888DA2

accent

#7DBA6E

background

#F9F9F8

surface

#F2F2EF

border

#CCCCCA

text

#0F0E0B

muted

#7E7E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #797255

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

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