#7E7C16#7E7C16
#7E7C16 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.189; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.116 H 108.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #7E7C16 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(126, 124, 22) |
| HSL | hsl(59, 70%, 29%) |
| HSV | hsv(59, 83%, 49%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.6%, 82.5%, 50.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.58, -11.16, 50.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.58, 52.00, 102.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.02% -0.0365 0.11) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.02% 0.116 108.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.9573, 18.9094, 3.5682) |
| Luminance | 0.1891 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Olive
#808000
ΔE00 2.20
Shit Green
#758000
ΔE00 3.73
Poop Green
#6F7C00
ΔE00 4.31
Olive (survey)
#6E750E
ΔE00 4.34
Ugly Brown
#7D7103
ΔE00 4.81
Murky Green
#6C7A0E
ΔE00 4.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#7E7C16 #16187E
analogous
#7E4816 #7E7C16 #4C7E16
triadic
#7E7C16 #167E7C #7C167E
tetradic
#7E7C16 #167E48 #16187E #7E164C
square
#7E7C16 #167E48 #16187E #7E164C
split-complementary
#7E7C16 #164C7E #48167E
monochromatic
#1A1A05 #4A490D #7E7C16 #B2AF1F #DBD833
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.39
#7E7C16 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.78
#7E7C16 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #7E7C16
4.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##7E7C16 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##7E7C16 | 1.00 | 4.39 | 4.78 | 4.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#877700
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#897A1F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#88736A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#787878
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #7e7c16; /* rgb */ color: rgb(126, 124, 22); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.116 108.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a7a15e',
500: '#7e7c16',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #7e7c16; $custom-light: #a7a15e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#7e7c16",
"rgb": {
"r": 126,
"g": 124,
"b": 22
},
"hsl": {
"h": 58.846,
"s": 70.27,
"l": 29.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57015,
"c": 0.11592,
"h": 108.4
},
"luminance": 0.18909
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#7E7C16
secondary
#3D3FB3
accent
#3EED3B
background
#FAF9F5
surface
#F4F2EA
border
#CECCC6
text
#100E05
muted
#7F7E79