#797B23#797B23

#797B23 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.184; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.108 H 110.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#797B23
RGB	rgb(121, 123, 35)
HSL	hsl(61, 56%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(61, 72%, 48%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.6%, 0%, 71.5%, 51.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.92, -12.32, 45.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.92, 47.04, 105.18°)
OKLab	oklab(56.41% -0.0383 0.1013)
OKLCH	oklch(56.41% 0.108 110.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.2720, 18.3526, 4.3277)
Luminance	0.1835 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#797B23 #25237B

analogous

#7B5123 #797B23 #4D7B23

triadic

#797B23 #23797B #7B2379

tetradic

#797B23 #237B51 #25237B #7B234D

square

#797B23 #237B51 #25237B #7B234D

split-complementary

#797B23 #234D7B #51237B

monochromatic

#1B1C08 #4A4B15 #797B23 #A8AB31 #C9CC4C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.50

#797B23 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.67

#797B23 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #797B23

4.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##797B23	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##797B23	1.00	4.50	4.67	4.67
#FFFFFF	4.50	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.67	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.67	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#857515

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867829

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#82736A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #797b23;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 123, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.108 110.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a2a164',
    500: '#797b23',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #797b23;
$custom-light: #a2a164;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#797b23",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 123,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 61.364,
    "s": 55.696,
    "l": 30.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56405,
    "c": 0.10826,
    "h": 110.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.18352
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#797B23

secondary

#4E4CAE

accent

#49DF4C

background

#FAF9F6

surface

#F4F2EB

border

#CECCC6

text

#0F0E06

muted

#7F7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #797B23

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

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