HEX atlas value

#78774A

#78774A is a warm yellow HEX color close to Raw Umber. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 120, 119, 74, HSL 59, 24%, 38%, has luminance 0.1768, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

yellow warm muted earth-tone

#78774A Sample readable text

HEX #78774A

RGB rgb(120, 119, 74)

HSL hsl(59 24% 38%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 1, 38, 53)

Luminance 0.1768

Contrast Black 4.54:1White 4.63:1

CSS

--color-78774a: #78774A;
.background-78774a { background-color: #78774A; }
.text-78774a { color: #78774A; }

Luminance0.1768

Black text4.54:1AA Pass

White text4.63:1AA 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":"#78774A","rgb":[120,119,74],"hsl":[59,24,38],"cmyk":[0,1,38,53],"luminance":0.1768,"contrast":{"black":4.54,"white":4.63}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.54,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.63,"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":"#AAA974","hex":"#AAA974","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.64,"contrastWhite":2.43,"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":"#8D8C34","hex":"#8D8C34","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":5.93,"contrastWhite":3.54,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","muted","earth tone","muted yellow","earth tone yellow","Raw Umber 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/78774a.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/raw-umber.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cactus-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#4A4A78","analogous":["#78604A","#62784A"],"triadic":["#4A7877","#774A78"],"tetradic":["#4A7860","#4A4A78","#784A62"],"splitComplementary":["#4A6278","#604A78"],"monochromatic":["#AAA974","#78774A","#3F3F27"]}

Variants

{"light":"#AAA974","dark":"#3F3F27","saturated":"#8D8C34","desaturated":"#63635F","pastel":"#A9A998","neon":"#EBE700"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"raw-umber","name":"Raw Umber","hex":"#826644","distance":20.615528128088304},{"slug":"olive-green","name":"Olive Green","hex":"#708238","distance":22.561028345356956},{"slug":"cactus-green","name":"Cactus Green","hex":"#587156","distance":34.698703145794944},{"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 #78774A

#78774A is classified as a warm yellow value with muted and earth tone visual character. #78774A is visually closest to Raw Umber, a named orange color with HEX #826644.

The RGB channels are 120, 119, and 74, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 59deg 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 0.1768, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 20.62, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.54:1AA Pass

White text4.63:1AA Pass

AA text options: #000000, #FFFFFF.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #78774A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.54:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF4.63:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

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

#AAA974#000000 text · best 8.64:1#AAA974

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

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

#8D8C34#000000 text · best 5.93:1#8D8C34

Generated Palette

#78774A#78774A

#4A4A78#4A4A78

#78604A#78604A

#62784A#62784A

#AAA974#AAA974

#3F3F27#3F3F27

Color Harmonies

#4A4A78#4A4A78

#78604A#78604A

#62784A#62784A

#4A7877#4A7877

#774A78#774A78

Variants

#AAA974#AAA974

#3F3F27#3F3F27

#8D8C34#8D8C34

#63635F#63635F

#A9A998#A9A998

#EBE700#EBE700

Nearest Named Colors

Raw Umber#826644

Olive Green#708238

Cactus Green#587156

Dim Gray#696969

Dim Grey#696969

#78774A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #78774A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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