#797816#797816

#797816 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.113 H 109.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#797816
RGB	rgb(121, 120, 22)
HSL	hsl(59, 69%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(59, 82%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 0.8%, 81.8%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.95, -11.30, 49.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.95, 50.47, 102.94°)
OKLab	oklab(55.61% -0.0367 0.1068)
OKLCH	oklch(55.61% 0.113 109)
XYZ	xyz(14.7470, 17.5563, 3.3708)
Luminance	0.1756 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#797816 #161779

analogous

#794616 #797816 #487916

triadic

#797816 #167978 #781679

tetradic

#797816 #167946 #161779 #791648

square

#797816 #167946 #161779 #791648

split-complementary

#797816 #164879 #461679

monochromatic

#1A1A05 #45450D #797816 #ADAB1F #D9D830

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.66

#797816 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.51

#797816 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #797816

4.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##797816	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##797816	1.00	4.66	4.51	4.66
#FFFFFF	4.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#837300

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#84761F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#827066

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #797816;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 120, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.113 109.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a39e5d',
    500: '#797816',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #797816;
$custom-light: #a39e5d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#797816",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 120,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 59.394,
    "s": 69.231,
    "l": 28.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55607,
    "c": 0.11291,
    "h": 109
  },
  "luminance": 0.17556
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#797816

secondary

#3D3EAE

accent

#3EEC3C

background

#FAF9F5

surface

#F4F2E9

border

#CECCC5

text

#100E05

muted

#7F7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #797816

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

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