#797717#797717

#797717 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.111 H 108.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#797717
RGB	rgb(121, 119, 23)
HSL	hsl(59, 68%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(59, 81%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 1.7%, 81%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.66, -10.71, 48.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.66, 49.78, 102.42°)
OKLab	oklab(55.38% -0.0349 0.1058)
OKLCH	oklch(55.38% 0.111 108.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.6372, 17.3210, 3.3827)
Luminance	0.1732 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#797717 #171979

analogous

#794617 #797717 #4A7917

triadic

#797717 #177977 #771779

tetradic

#797717 #177946 #171979 #79174A

square

#797717 #177946 #171979 #79174A

split-complementary

#797717 #174A79 #461779

monochromatic

#1A1905 #46440D #797717 #ACAA21 #D8D532

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.70

#797717 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.46

#797717 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #797717

4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##797717	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##797717	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: #797717;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 119, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.111 108.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a39e5e',
    500: '#797717',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #797717;
$custom-light: #a39e5e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#797717",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 119,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 58.776,
    "s": 68.056,
    "l": 28.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55376,
    "c": 0.11138,
    "h": 108.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1732
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#797717

secondary

#3E40AE

accent

#40EB3D

background

#FAF9F5

surface

#F4F2E9

border

#CECCC5

text

#100E05

muted

#7F7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #797717

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

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