#797817#797817

#797817 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.112 H 108.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#797817
RGB	rgb(121, 120, 23)
HSL	hsl(59, 68%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(59, 81%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 0.8%, 81%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.96, -11.26, 48.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.96, 50.16, 102.97°)
OKLab	oklab(55.61% -0.0365 0.1063)
OKLCH	oklch(55.61% 0.112 108.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.7569, 17.5602, 3.4226)
Luminance	0.1756 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#797817 #171879

analogous

#794717 #797817 #497917

triadic

#797817 #177978 #781779

tetradic

#797817 #177947 #171879 #791749

square

#797817 #177947 #171879 #791749

split-complementary

#797817 #174979 #471779

monochromatic

#1A1A05 #46450D #797817 #ACAB21 #D8D632

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.65

#797817 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.51

#797817 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #797817

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##797817	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##797817	1.00	4.65	4.51	4.65
#FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#827300

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847620

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#827066

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #797817;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 120, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.112 108.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a39e5e',
    500: '#797817',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #797817;
$custom-light: #a39e5e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#797817",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 120,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 59.388,
    "s": 68.056,
    "l": 28.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55613,
    "c": 0.1124,
    "h": 108.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1756
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#797817

secondary

#3E3FAE

accent

#3FEB3D

background

#FAF9F5

surface

#F4F2E9

border

#CECCC5

text

#100E05

muted

#7F7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #797817

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

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