#797316#797316

#797316 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.108 H 105.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#797316
RGB	rgb(121, 115, 22)
HSL	hsl(56, 69%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(56, 82%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 5%, 81.8%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.48, -8.53, 47.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.48, 48.63, 100.11°)
OKLab	oklab(54.43% -0.029 0.104)
OKLCH	oklch(54.43% 0.108 105.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.1613, 16.3849, 3.1756)
Luminance	0.1638 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#797316 #161C79

analogous

#794216 #797316 #4D7916

triadic

#797316 #167973 #731679

tetradic

#797316 #167942 #161C79 #79164D

square

#797316 #167942 #161C79 #79164D

split-complementary

#797316 #164D79 #421679

monochromatic

#1A1905 #45420D #797316 #ADA41F #D9CF30

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.91

#797316 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.28

#797316 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #797316

4.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##797316	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##797316	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)

#7E6F00

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80721E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#836B62

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #797316;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 115, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.108 105.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a39b5d',
    500: '#797316',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #797316;
$custom-light: #a39b5d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#797316",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 115,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 56.364,
    "s": 69.231,
    "l": 28.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54428,
    "c": 0.10794,
    "h": 105.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.16384
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#797316

secondary

#3D43AE

accent

#46EC3C

background

#FAF9F5

surface

#F4F2E9

border

#CECCC5

text

#100E04

muted

#7F7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #797316

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

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