#797B16#797B16

#797B16 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.183; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.116 H 110.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#797B16
RGB	rgb(121, 123, 22)
HSL	hsl(61, 70%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(61, 82%, 48%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.6%, 0%, 82.1%, 51.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.84, -12.93, 49.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.84, 51.62, 104.51°)
OKLab	oklab(56.32% -0.0412 0.1085)
OKLCH	oklch(56.32% 0.116 110.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.1135, 18.2892, 3.4929)
Luminance	0.1829 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#797B16 #18167B

analogous

#7B4A16 #797B16 #467B16

triadic

#797B16 #16797B #7B1679

tetradic

#797B16 #167B4A #18167B #7B1646

square

#797B16 #167B4A #18167B #7B1646

split-complementary

#797B16 #16467B #4A167B

monochromatic

#1A1A05 #46470D #797B16 #ACAF1F #D7DA31

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.51

#797B16 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.66

#797B16 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #797B16

4.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##797B16	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##797B16	1.00	4.51	4.66	4.66
#FFFFFF	4.51	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.66	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.66	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#857500

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#86781F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#827369

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #797b16;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 123, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.116 110.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a3a05e',
    500: '#797b16',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #797b16;
$custom-light: #a3a05e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#797b16",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 123,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 61.188,
    "s": 69.655,
    "l": 28.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5632,
    "c": 0.11605,
    "h": 110.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.18289
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#797B16

secondary

#3F3DB0

accent

#3BEC3F

background

#FAF9F5

surface

#F4F2E9

border

#CECCC5

text

#100E05

muted

#7F7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #797B16

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

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