HEX atlas value

#77784A

#77784A is a warm yellow HEX color close to Olive Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 119, 120, 74, HSL 61, 24%, 38%, has luminance 0.1785, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

yellow warm muted earth-tone

#77784A Sample readable text

HEX #77784A

RGB rgb(119, 120, 74)

HSL hsl(61 24% 38%)

CMYK cmyk(1, 0, 38, 53)

Luminance 0.1785

Contrast Black 4.57:1White 4.6:1

CSS

--color-77784a: #77784A;
.background-77784a { background-color: #77784A; }
.text-77784a { color: #77784A; }

Luminance0.1785

Black text4.57:1AA Pass

White text4.6:1AA 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

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#77784A","rgb":[119,120,74],"hsl":[61,24,38],"cmyk":[1,0,38,53],"luminance":0.1785,"contrast":{"black":4.57,"white":4.6}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#FFFFFF"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.57,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.6,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#3F3F27","hex":"#3F3F27","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.95,"contrastWhite":10.76,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#A9AA74","hex":"#A9AA74","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.69,"contrastWhite":2.42,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#4A4A78","hex":"#4A4A78","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.54,"contrastWhite":8.26,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#63635F","hex":"#63635F","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.48,"contrastWhite":6.03,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#8C8D34","hex":"#8C8D34","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":5.97,"contrastWhite":3.52,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","muted","earth tone","muted yellow","earth tone yellow","Olive Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","natural palettes","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#FFFFFF"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/77784a.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/raw-umber.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cactus-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#4A4A78","analogous":["#78624A","#60784A"],"triadic":["#4A7778","#784A77"],"tetradic":["#4A7862","#4A4A78","#784A60"],"splitComplementary":["#4A6078","#624A78"],"monochromatic":["#A9AA74","#77784A","#3F3F27"]}

Variants

{"light":"#A9AA74","dark":"#3F3F27","saturated":"#8C8D34","desaturated":"#63635F","pastel":"#A9A998","neon":"#E7EB00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"olive-green","name":"Olive Green","hex":"#708238","distance":21.748563170931547},{"slug":"raw-umber","name":"Raw Umber","hex":"#826644","distance":21.93171219946131},{"slug":"cactus-green","name":"Cactus Green","hex":"#587156","distance":33.97057550292606},{"slug":"dim-gray","name":"Dim Gray","hex":"#696969","distance":37.17526059088221},{"slug":"dim-grey","name":"Dim Grey","hex":"#696969","distance":37.17526059088221}]

HEX meaning and use

About #77784A

#77784A is classified as a warm yellow value with muted and earth tone visual character. #77784A is visually closest to Olive Green, a named green color with HEX #708238.

The RGB channels are 119, 120, and 74, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 61deg with 24% saturation and 38% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-saturation, mid-lightness 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 muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.1785, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 21.75, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.57:1AA Pass

White text4.6:1AA Pass

AA text options: #000000, #FFFFFF.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #77784A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.57:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF4.6:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#3F3F27#FFFFFF text · best 10.76:1#3F3F27

#A9AA74#000000 text · best 8.69:1#A9AA74

#4A4A78#FFFFFF text · best 8.26:1#4A4A78

#63635F#FFFFFF text · best 6.03:1#63635F

#8C8D34#000000 text · best 5.97:1#8C8D34

Generated Palette

#77784A#77784A

#4A4A78#4A4A78

#78624A#78624A

#60784A#60784A

#A9AA74#A9AA74

#3F3F27#3F3F27

Color Harmonies

#4A4A78#4A4A78

#78624A#78624A

#60784A#60784A

#4A7778#4A7778

#784A77#784A77

Variants

#A9AA74#A9AA74

#3F3F27#3F3F27

#8C8D34#8C8D34

#63635F#63635F

#A9A998#A9A998

#E7EB00#E7EB00

Nearest Named Colors

Olive Green#708238

Raw Umber#826644

Cactus Green#587156

Dim Gray#696969

Dim Grey#696969

#77784A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #77784A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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