#797516#797516

#797516 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.168; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.110 H 107.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#797516
RGB	rgb(121, 117, 22)
HSL	hsl(58, 69%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(58, 82%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 3.3%, 81.8%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.07, -9.64, 48.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.07, 49.35, 101.27°)
OKLab	oklab(54.9% -0.0321 0.1051)
OKLCH	oklch(54.9% 0.11 107)
XYZ	xyz(14.3919, 16.8460, 3.2524)
Luminance	0.1684 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#797516 #161A79

analogous

#794316 #797516 #4B7916

triadic

#797516 #167975 #751679

tetradic

#797516 #167943 #161A79 #79164B

square

#797516 #167943 #161A79 #79164B

split-complementary

#797516 #164B79 #431679

monochromatic

#1A1905 #45430D #797516 #ADA71F #D9D330

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.81

#797516 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.37

#797516 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #797516

4.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##797516	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##797516	1.00	4.81	4.37	4.81
#FFFFFF	4.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#807000

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#82741E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#826D64

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #797516;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 117, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.110 107.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a39c5d',
    500: '#797516',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #797516;
$custom-light: #a39c5d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#797516",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 117,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 57.576,
    "s": 69.231,
    "l": 28.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54899,
    "c": 0.10988,
    "h": 107
  },
  "luminance": 0.16845
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#797516

secondary

#3D41AE

accent

#43EC3C

background

#FAF9F5

surface

#F4F2E9

border

#CECCC5

text

#100E05

muted

#7F7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #797516

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

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