#816E16#816E16

#816E16 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.104 H 96.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#816E16
RGB	rgb(129, 110, 22)
HSL	hsl(49, 71%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(49, 83%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 14.7%, 82.9%, 49.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.81, -1.91, 47.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.81, 47.63, 92.29°)
OKLab	oklab(54.09% -0.0107 0.103)
OKLCH	oklch(54.09% 0.104 96)
XYZ	xyz(14.7748, 15.8778, 3.0454)
Luminance	0.1588 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#816E16 #162981

analogous

#813916 #816E16 #5F8116

triadic

#816E16 #16816E #6E1681

tetradic

#816E16 #168139 #162981 #81165F

square

#816E16 #168139 #162981 #81165F

split-complementary

#816E16 #165F81 #391681

monochromatic

#1A1604 #4D410D #816E16 #B59B1F #DDBF35

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#816E16 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#816E16 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #816E16

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##816E16	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##816E16	1.00	5.03	4.18	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A6C00

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F721C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C655E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #816e16;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(129, 110, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.104 96.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a9975c',
    500: '#816e16',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #816e16;
$custom-light: #a9975c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#816e16",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 129,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 49.346,
    "s": 70.861,
    "l": 29.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54089,
    "c": 0.10351,
    "h": 96
  },
  "luminance": 0.15877
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#816E16

secondary

#3D53B6

accent

#5AEE3A

background

#FAF9F5

surface

#F4F2E9

border

#CECCC5

text

#100D04

muted

#7F7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #816E16

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

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