#797716#797716

#797716 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.112 H 108.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#797716
RGB	rgb(121, 119, 22)
HSL	hsl(59, 69%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(59, 82%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 1.7%, 81.8%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.66, -10.75, 48.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.66, 50.09, 102.39°)
OKLab	oklab(55.37% -0.0351 0.1062)
OKLCH	oklch(55.37% 0.112 108.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.6274, 17.3170, 3.3309)
Luminance	0.1732 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#797716 #161879

analogous

#794516 #797716 #497916

triadic

#797716 #167977 #771679

tetradic

#797716 #167945 #161879 #791649

square

#797716 #167945 #161879 #791649

split-complementary

#797716 #164979 #451679

monochromatic

#1A1905 #45440D #797716 #ADAA1F #D9D630

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.70

#797716 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.46

#797716 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #797716

4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##797716	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##797716	1.00	4.70	4.46	4.70
#FFFFFF	4.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#827200

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#83751F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#826F65

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #797716;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 119, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.112 108.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a39e5d',
    500: '#797716',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #797716;
$custom-light: #a39e5d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#797716",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 119,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 58.788,
    "s": 69.231,
    "l": 28.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55371,
    "c": 0.11189,
    "h": 108.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17317
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#797716

secondary

#3D3FAE

accent

#3FEC3C

background

#FAF9F5

surface

#F4F2E9

border

#CECCC5

text

#100E05

muted

#7F7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #797716

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

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