#816E22#816E22

#816E22 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.096 H 94.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#816E22
RGB	rgb(129, 110, 34)
HSL	hsl(48, 58%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(48, 74%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 14.7%, 73.6%, 49.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.89, -1.36, 43.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.89, 43.08, 91.81°)
OKLab	oklab(54.17% -0.0079 0.0958)
OKLCH	oklch(54.17% 0.096 94.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.9187, 15.9353, 3.8031)
Luminance	0.1593 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#816E22 #223581

analogous

#813F22 #816E22 #658122

triadic

#816E22 #22816E #6E2281

tetradic

#816E22 #22813F #223581 #812265

square

#816E22 #22813F #223581 #812265

split-complementary

#816E22 #226581 #3F2281

monochromatic

#201B08 #514515 #816E22 #B1972F #D0B64D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#816E22 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#816E22 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #816E22

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##816E22	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##816E22	1.00	5.02	4.19	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A6C17

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7226

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C655F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #816e22;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(129, 110, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.096 94.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a99762',
    500: '#816e22',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #816e22;
$custom-light: #a99762;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#816e22",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 129,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 48,
    "s": 58.282,
    "l": 31.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54173,
    "c": 0.09615,
    "h": 94.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15934
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#816E22

secondary

#4B60B3

accent

#65E146

background

#FAF9F6

surface

#F4F2EB

border

#CECCC6

text

#100D05

muted

#7F7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #816E22

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

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