#797C16#797C16

#797C16 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.185; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.117 H 111.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#797C16
RGB	rgb(121, 124, 22)
HSL	hsl(62, 70%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(62, 82%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.4%, 0%, 82.3%, 51.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.14, -13.47, 50.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.14, 52.02, 105.01°)
OKLab	oklab(56.56% -0.0427 0.109)
OKLCH	oklch(56.56% 0.117 111.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.2382, 18.5386, 3.5345)
Luminance	0.1854 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#797C16 #19167C

analogous

#7C4C16 #797C16 #467C16

triadic

#797C16 #16797C #7C1679

tetradic

#797C16 #167C4C #19167C #7C1646

square

#797C16 #167C4C #19167C #7C1646

split-complementary

#797C16 #16467C #4C167C

monochromatic

#191A05 #46480D #797C16 #ACB01F #D6DB32

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.46

#797C16 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.71

#797C16 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #797C16

4.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##797C16	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##797C16	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)

#867600

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#877820

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#82746A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #797c16;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 124, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.117 111.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a3a15e',
    500: '#797c16',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #797c16;
$custom-light: #a3a15e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#797c16",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 124,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 61.765,
    "s": 69.863,
    "l": 28.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56558,
    "c": 0.11711,
    "h": 111.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.18538
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#797C16

secondary

#403DB1

accent

#3BED40

background

#FAF9F5

surface

#F4F2EA

border

#CECCC6

text

#100E05

muted

#7F7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #797C16

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

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