#797416#797416

#797416 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.109 H 106.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#797416
RGB	rgb(121, 116, 22)
HSL	hsl(57, 69%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(57, 82%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 4.1%, 81.8%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.77, -9.09, 48.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.77, 48.99, 100.69°)
OKLab	oklab(54.66% -0.0305 0.1045)
OKLCH	oklch(54.66% 0.109 106.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.2760, 16.6142, 3.2138)
Luminance	0.1661 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#797416 #161B79

analogous

#794216 #797416 #4C7916

triadic

#797416 #167974 #741679

tetradic

#797416 #167942 #161B79 #79164C

square

#797416 #167942 #161B79 #79164C

split-complementary

#797416 #164C79 #421679

monochromatic

#1A1905 #45420D #797416 #ADA61F #D9D130

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.86

#797416 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.32

#797416 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #797416

4.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##797416	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##797416	1.00	4.86	4.32	4.86
#FFFFFF	4.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7F6F00

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81731E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#836C63

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #797416;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 116, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.109 106.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a39b5d',
    500: '#797416',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #797416;
$custom-light: #a39b5d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#797416",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 116,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 56.97,
    "s": 69.231,
    "l": 28.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54663,
    "c": 0.1089,
    "h": 106.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16614
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#797416

secondary

#3D42AE

accent

#45EC3C

background

#FAF9F5

surface

#F4F2E9

border

#CECCC5

text

#100E05

muted

#7F7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #797416

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

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