#79795F#79795F
#79795F is a mid, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.186; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.038 H 107.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #79795F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(121, 121, 95) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 12%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(60, 21%, 47%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 21.5%, 52.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.18, -4.70, 14.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.18, 15.06, 108.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.88% -0.0115 0.0365) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.88% 0.038 107.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.7880, 18.5661, 13.5235) |
| Luminance | 0.1857 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Brown Grey
#8D8468
ΔE00 6.57
Grey Brown
#7F7053
ΔE00 7.84
Brownish Grey
#86775F
ΔE00 8.03
Taupe
#8B7D6B
ΔE00 9.33
Greyish Brown
#7A6A4F
ΔE00 9.42
Drab
#828344
ΔE00 10.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#79795F #5F5F79
analogous
#796C5F #79795F #6C795F
triadic
#79795F #5F7979 #795F79
tetradic
#79795F #5F796C #5F5F79 #795F6C
square
#79795F #5F796C #5F5F79 #795F6C
split-complementary
#79795F #5F6C79 #6C5F79
monochromatic
#343429 #575744 #79795F #99997D #B4B49F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.46
#79795F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.71
#79795F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #79795F
4.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##79795F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##79795F | 1.00 | 4.46 | 4.71 | 4.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7E775D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E7860
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7D7672
Achromatopsia (no color)
#777777
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #79795f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 121, 95); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.038 107.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a09f8c',
500: '#79795f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #79795f; $custom-light: #a09f8c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#79795f",
"rgb": {
"r": 121,
"g": 121,
"b": 95
},
"hsl": {
"h": 60,
"s": 12.037,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56881,
"c": 0.03825,
"h": 107.6
},
"luminance": 0.18566
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#79795F
secondary
#9191A2
accent
#73B573
background
#F9F9F8
surface
#F2F2F0
border
#CCCCCB
text
#0E0E0C
muted
#7E7E7D