#797916#797916

#797916 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.114 H 109.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#797916
RGB	rgb(121, 121, 22)
HSL	hsl(60, 69%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(60, 82%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 0%, 81.8%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.25, -11.85, 49.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.25, 50.85, 103.47°)
OKLab	oklab(55.84% -0.0382 0.1074)
OKLCH	oklch(55.84% 0.114 109.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.8679, 17.7981, 3.4111)
Luminance	0.1780 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#797916 #161679

analogous

#794716 #797916 #477916

triadic

#797916 #167979 #791679

tetradic

#797916 #167947 #161679 #791647

square

#797916 #167947 #161679 #791647

split-complementary

#797916 #164779 #471679

monochromatic

#1A1A05 #45450D #797916 #ADAD1F #D9D930

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.61

#797916 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.56

#797916 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #797916

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##797916	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##797916	1.00	4.61	4.56	4.61
#FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#837300

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#85761F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#827167

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #797916;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 121, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.114 109.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a39f5e',
    500: '#797916',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #797916;
$custom-light: #a39f5e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#797916",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 60,
    "s": 69.231,
    "l": 28.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55844,
    "c": 0.11394,
    "h": 109.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.17798
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#797916

secondary

#3D3DAE

accent

#3CEC3C

background

#FAF9F5

surface

#F4F2E9

border

#CECCC5

text

#100E05

muted

#7F7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #797916

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

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