#797420#797420

#797420 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.103 H 105.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#797420
RGB	rgb(121, 116, 32)
HSL	hsl(57, 58%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(57, 74%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 4.1%, 73.6%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.83, -8.63, 44.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.83, 45.38, 100.96°)
OKLab	oklab(54.73% -0.0282 0.0989)
OKLCH	oklch(54.73% 0.103 105.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.3918, 16.6605, 3.8239)
Luminance	0.1666 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#797420 #202579

analogous

#794720 #797420 #527920

triadic

#797420 #207974 #742079

tetradic

#797420 #207947 #202579 #792052

square

#797420 #207947 #202579 #792052

split-complementary

#797420 #205279 #472079

monochromatic

#181706 #494613 #797420 #A9A22D #CEC645

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.85

#797420 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.33

#797420 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #797420

4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##797420	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##797420	1.00	4.85	4.33	4.85
#FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E7012

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807326

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#826C63

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #797420;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 116, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.103 105.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a39b62',
    500: '#797420',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #797420;
$custom-light: #a39b62;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#797420",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 116,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 56.629,
    "s": 58.17,
    "l": 30
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54729,
    "c": 0.10287,
    "h": 105.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1666
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#797420

secondary

#494EAC

accent

#4FE146

background

#FAF9F6

surface

#F4F2EB

border

#CECCC6

text

#0F0E05

muted

#7F7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #797420

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

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