#797417#797417

#797417 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.108 H 106.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#797417
RGB	rgb(121, 116, 23)
HSL	hsl(57, 68%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(57, 81%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 4.1%, 81%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.78, -9.05, 47.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.78, 48.67, 100.72°)
OKLab	oklab(54.67% -0.0303 0.1041)
OKLCH	oklch(54.67% 0.108 106.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.2858, 16.6181, 3.2656)
Luminance	0.1662 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#797417 #171C79

analogous

#794317 #797417 #4D7917

triadic

#797417 #177974 #741779

tetradic

#797417 #177943 #171C79 #79174D

square

#797417 #177943 #171C79 #79174D

split-complementary

#797417 #174D79 #431779

monochromatic

#1A1905 #46430D #797417 #ACA521 #D8D032

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.86

#797417 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.32

#797417 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #797417

4.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##797417	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##797417	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)

#81731F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#836C63

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #797417;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 116, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.108 106.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a39b5d',
    500: '#797417',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #797417;
$custom-light: #a39b5d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#797417",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 116,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 56.939,
    "s": 68.056,
    "l": 28.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54669,
    "c": 0.10838,
    "h": 106.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16618
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#797417

secondary

#3E43AE

accent

#46EB3D

background

#FAF9F5

surface

#F4F2E9

border

#CECCC5

text

#100E05

muted

#7F7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #797417

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

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