Colors Encyclopedia

HEX atlas value

#717A0B

#717A0B is a warm yellow HEX color close to Olive. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 113, 122, 11, HSL 65, 83%, 26%, has luminance 0.1745, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellowwarmbalanced
#717A0B Sample readable text
HEX #717A0B
RGB rgb(113, 122, 11)
HSL hsl(65 83% 26%)
CMYK cmyk(7, 0, 91, 52)
Luminance 0.1745
Contrast Black 4.49:1White 4.68:1

CSS

--color-717a0b: #717A0B;
.background-717a0b { background-color: #717A0B; }
.text-717a0b { color: #717A0B; }

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

Structured HEX color data for conversion, WCAG checks, CSS generation, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.1745
Black text4.49:1AA Fail
White text4.68:1AA Pass
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{"hex":"#717A0B","rgb":[113,122,11],"hsl":[65,83,26],"cmyk":[7,0,91,52],"luminance":0.1745,"contrast":{"black":4.49,"white":4.68}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#FFFFFF"],"AAA":[]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.49,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.68,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#232503","hex":"#232503","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.34,"contrastWhite":15.7,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#140B79","hex":"#140B79","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.35,"contrastWhite":15.51,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#BECD13","hex":"#BECD13","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.93,"contrastWhite":1.76,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#794B0B","hex":"#794B0B","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.82,"contrastWhite":7.44,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"#646B1A","hex":"#646B1A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.66,"contrastWhite":5.74,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","balanced","balanced yellow","Olive adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/717a0b.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/fern-frond.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/avocado.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#140B79","analogous":["#794B0B","#39790B"],"triadic":["#0B7079","#790B70"],"tetradic":["#0B794B","#140B79","#790B39"],"splitComplementary":["#0B3979","#4B0B79"],"monochromatic":["#BECD13","#717A0B","#232503"]}
Variants
{"light":"#BECD13","dark":"#232503","saturated":"#7A8500","desaturated":"#646B1A","pastel":"#C9D72D","neon":"#9FAD00"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"olive","name":"Olive","hex":"#808000","distance":19.544820285692065},{"slug":"fern-frond","name":"Fern Frond","hex":"#657220","distance":25.475478405713993},{"slug":"avocado","name":"Avocado","hex":"#568203","distance":29.274562336608895},{"slug":"olive-drab","name":"Olive Drab","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":31.811947441173732},{"slug":"olive-leaf","name":"Olive Leaf","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":31.811947441173732}]
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HEX meaning and use

About #717A0B

#717A0B is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #717A0B is visually closest to Olive, a named yellow color with HEX #808000.

The RGB channels are 113, 122, and 11, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 65deg with 83% saturation and 26% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, dark atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and highlight and warning systems. Its luminance is 0.1745, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.54, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.49:1AA Fail
White text4.68:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #717A0B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.49:1 · Fail
White text#FFFFFF4.68:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#232503#FFFFFF text · best 15.7:1#232503
#140B79#FFFFFF text · best 15.51:1#140B79
#BECD13#000000 text · best 11.93:1#BECD13
#794B0B#FFFFFF text · best 7.44:1#794B0B
#646B1A#FFFFFF text · best 5.74:1#646B1A

Generated Palette

#717A0B#717A0B
#140B79#140B79
#794B0B#794B0B
#39790B#39790B
#BECD13#BECD13
#232503#232503

Color Harmonies

#140B79#140B79
#794B0B#794B0B
#39790B#39790B
#0B7079#0B7079
#790B70#790B70

Variants

#BECD13#BECD13
#232503#232503
#7A8500#7A8500
#646B1A#646B1A
#C9D72D#C9D72D
#9FAD00#9FAD00

Nearest Named Colors

Olive#808000
Fern Frond#657220
Avocado#568203
Olive Drab#6B8E23
Olive Leaf#6B8E23

Related HEX Guides

Olive colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #808000.Fern Frond colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #657220.Avocado colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #568203.Yellow color familyBrowse named yellow colors related to this HEX value.Warm colorsExplore colors with similar temperature behavior.Balanced colorsFind colors in the balanced group.Color palettesBrowse palette systems related to generated color combinations.Compare colorsCompare named colors near this HEX value.Accessible colorsBrowse WCAG-friendly named colors and safe text options.#717A0B APIOpen the machine-readable JSON record for this HEX value.