Colour

#79704C

#79704C
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#79704C is a yellow with RGB values 121, 112, 76 and HSL 48°, 23%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

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HEX#79704C

RGBrgb(121, 112, 76)

RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.4392, 0.298

RGB percentages47.5%, 43.9%, 29.8%

HSLhsl(48, 22.8%, 38.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48, 37.2%, 47.5%)

CMYK0%, 7.4%, 37.2%, 52.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,958,604

CSS custom property--colour: #79704C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16175WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness111.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.96:1

Contrast with white4.96:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F

Inverted#868FB3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#776E49no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Deuteranopia#7A714Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#806B67no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 19.6 Dim grey · ΔE 21.6 Gray · ΔE 22.4 Tan · ΔE 28.9 Rosy brown · ΔE 29.3 Dark grey · ΔE 30.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 19.58, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#4C5579

Analogous#795A4C, #6B794C

Triadic#4C7970, #704C79

Split complementary#4C6B79, #594C79

Tetradic#4C7959, #4C5579, #794C6B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D5D0BC

Lighter +30%#C1BA9D

Lighter +20%#AEA47D

Lighter +10%#988D60

Darker −10%#5A5338

Darker −20%#3A3625

Darker −30%#1B1911

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#927F33

Less saturated −25%#626262

Channel breakdown

R121

G112

B76

Red121 (47.5%)

Green112 (43.9%)

Blue76 (29.8%)

Hue48°

Saturation (HSL)22.84%

Lightness38.63%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 79 · G 70 · B 4C

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