#797356#797356

#797356 is a mid, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.043 H 97.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#797356
RGB	rgb(121, 115, 86)
HSL	hsl(50, 17%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(50, 29%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 5%, 28.9%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.26, -2.66, 16.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.26, 17.13, 98.93°)
OKLab	oklab(55.3% -0.0058 0.0427)
OKLCH	oklch(55.3% 0.043 97.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.6957, 16.9986, 11.2565)
Luminance	0.1700 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#797356 #565C79

analogous

#796156 #797356 #6D7956

triadic

#797356 #567973 #735679

tetradic

#797356 #567961 #565C79 #79566D

square

#797356 #567961 #565C79 #79566D

split-complementary

#797356 #566D79 #615679

monochromatic

#312F23 #55513D #797356 #9B9472 #B4AF95

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.77

#797356 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#797356 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #797356

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##797356	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##797356	1.00	4.77	4.40	4.77
#FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#797154

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B7457

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E6F6B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #797356;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 115, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.043 97.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a09b85',
    500: '#797356',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #797356;
$custom-light: #a09b85;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#797356",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 115,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 49.714,
    "s": 16.908,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55303,
    "c": 0.0431,
    "h": 97.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16998
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#797356

secondary

#898DA2

accent

#7BBA6E

background

#F9F9F8

surface

#F2F2EF

border

#CCCCCA

text

#0E0E0B

muted

#7E7E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #797356

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

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