Colour

#79714A

#79714A
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#79714A is a yellow with RGB values 121, 113, 74 and HSL 50°, 24%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

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HEX#79714A

RGBrgb(121, 113, 74)

RGB (0–1)0.4745, 0.4431, 0.2902

RGB percentages47.5%, 44.3%, 29%

HSLhsl(49.8, 24.1%, 38.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.8, 38.8%, 47.5%)

CMYK0%, 6.6%, 38.8%, 52.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,958,858

CSS custom property--colour: #79714A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1637WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness111.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.91:1

Contrast with white4.91:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#707070

Inverted#868EB5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#786F47no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#7B724Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Tritanopia#806C67no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 18.3 Dim grey · ΔE 23.2 Gray · ΔE 23.8 Tan · ΔE 28.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 30.5 Dark khaki · ΔE 31.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 18.27, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4A5279

Analogous#79594A, #69794A

Triadic#4A7971, #714A79

Split complementary#4A6979, #594A79

Tetradic#4A795A, #4A5279, #794A6A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D5D0BA

Lighter +30%#C2BB9A

Lighter +20%#AEA57B

Lighter +10%#998F5D

Darker −10%#595337

Darker −20%#3A3623

Darker −30%#1A1810

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#918132

Less saturated −25%#626262

Channel breakdown

R121

G113

B74

Red121 (47.5%)

Green113 (44.3%)

Blue74 (29%)

Hue49.79°

Saturation (HSL)24.1%

Lightness38.24%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 79 · G 71 · B 4A

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