#797422#797422

#797422 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.101 H 105.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#797422
RGB	rgb(121, 116, 34)
HSL	hsl(57, 56%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(57, 72%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 4.1%, 71.9%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.84, -8.52, 43.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.84, 44.57, 101.02°)
OKLab	oklab(54.75% -0.0277 0.0976)
OKLCH	oklch(54.75% 0.101 105.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.4198, 16.6717, 3.9715)
Luminance	0.1667 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#797422 #222779

analogous

#794922 #797422 #527922

triadic

#797422 #227974 #742279

tetradic

#797422 #227949 #222779 #792252

square

#797422 #227949 #222779 #792252

split-complementary

#797422 #225279 #492279

monochromatic

#191807 #494615 #797422 #A9A22F #CCC449

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.85

#797422 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.33

#797422 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #797422

4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##797422	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##797422	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)

#7E7015

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807327

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#826C64

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #797422;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 116, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.101 105.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a39b63',
    500: '#797422',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #797422;
$custom-light: #a39b63;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#797422",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 116,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 56.552,
    "s": 56.129,
    "l": 30.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54745,
    "c": 0.10145,
    "h": 105.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16671
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#797422

secondary

#4B50AC

accent

#51DF48

background

#FAF9F6

surface

#F4F2EB

border

#CECCC6

text

#0F0E05

muted

#7F7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #797422

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

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