#797917#797917

#797917 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.113 H 109.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#797917
RGB	rgb(121, 121, 23)
HSL	hsl(60, 68%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(60, 81%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 0%, 81%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.26, -11.81, 49.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.26, 50.54, 103.51°)
OKLab	oklab(55.85% -0.038 0.1069)
OKLCH	oklch(55.85% 0.113 109.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.8778, 17.8020, 3.4629)
Luminance	0.1780 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#797917 #171779

analogous

#794817 #797917 #487917

triadic

#797917 #177979 #791779

tetradic

#797917 #177948 #171779 #791748

square

#797917 #177948 #171779 #791748

split-complementary

#797917 #174879 #481779

monochromatic

#1A1A05 #46460D #797917 #ACAC21 #D8D832

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.60

#797917 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.56

#797917 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #797917

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##797917	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##797917	1.00	4.60	4.56	4.60
#FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#837400

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857620

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#827167

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #797917;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 121, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.113 109.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a39f5e',
    500: '#797917',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #797917;
$custom-light: #a39f5e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#797917",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 60,
    "s": 68.056,
    "l": 28.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5585,
    "c": 0.11344,
    "h": 109.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.17802
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#797917

secondary

#3E3EAE

accent

#3DEB3D

background

#FAF9F5

surface

#F4F2E9

border

#CECCC5

text

#100E05

muted

#7F7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #797917

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

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