#797342#797342

#797342 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.069 H 102.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#797342
RGB	rgb(121, 115, 66)
HSL	hsl(53, 29%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(53, 45%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 5%, 45.5%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.91, -5.26, 27.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.91, 28.36, 100.68°)
OKLab	oklab(54.91% -0.0146 0.0674)
OKLCH	oklch(54.91% 0.069 102.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.9996, 16.7202, 7.5904)
Luminance	0.1672 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#797342 #424879

analogous

#795842 #797342 #647942

triadic

#797342 #427973 #734279

tetradic

#797342 #427958 #424879 #794264

square

#797342 #427958 #424879 #794264

split-complementary

#797342 #426479 #584279

monochromatic

#2A2817 #514D2C #797342 #A19958 #B8B27D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.83

#797342 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.34

#797342 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #797342

4.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##797342	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##797342	1.00	4.83	4.34	4.83
#FFFFFF	4.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B703E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D7344

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#806D67

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #797342;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 115, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.069 102.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a19b77',
    500: '#797342',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #797342;
$custom-light: #a19b77;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#797342",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 115,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 53.455,
    "s": 29.412,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54909,
    "c": 0.06894,
    "h": 102.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1672
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#797342

secondary

#7479A3

accent

#6DC662

background

#FAF9F7

surface

#F3F2ED

border

#CDCCC8

text

#0F0E09

muted

#7F7E7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #797342

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

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