HEX atlas value

#797A1F

#797A1F is a warm yellow HEX color close to Fern Frond. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 121, 122, 31, HSL 61, 59%, 30%, has luminance 0.1808, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#797A1F Sample readable text

HEX #797A1F

RGB rgb(121, 122, 31)

HSL hsl(61 59% 30%)

CMYK cmyk(1, 0, 75, 52)

Luminance 0.1808

Contrast Black 4.62:1White 4.55:1

CSS

--color-797a1f: #797A1F;
.background-797a1f { background-color: #797A1F; }
.text-797a1f { color: #797A1F; }

Luminance0.1808

Black text4.62:1AA Pass

White text4.55:1AA 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":"#797A1F","rgb":[121,122,31],"hsl":[61,59,30],"cmyk":[1,0,75,52],"luminance":0.1808,"contrast":{"black":4.62,"white":4.55}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.62,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.55,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#211F7A","hex":"#211F7A","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.54,"contrastWhite":13.62,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#30310D","hex":"#30310D","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.57,"contrastWhite":13.38,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#C0C332","hex":"#C0C332","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.09,"contrastWhite":1.89,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#7A4E1F","hex":"#7A4E1F","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.94,"contrastWhite":7.15,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"#686930","hex":"#686930","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.65,"contrastWhite":5.75,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","earth tone","earth tone yellow","Fern Frond adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#FFFFFF"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/797a1f.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/fern-frond.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive-drab.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive-leaf.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#211F7A","analogous":["#7A4E1F","#4B7A1F"],"triadic":["#1F787A","#7A1F78"],"tetradic":["#1F7A4E","#211F7A","#7A1F4B"],"splitComplementary":["#1F4B7A","#4E1F7A"],"monochromatic":["#C0C332","#797A1F","#30310D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#C0C332","dark":"#30310D","saturated":"#888A0F","desaturated":"#686930","pastel":"#BDBF5A","neon":"#BFC200"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"fern-frond","name":"Fern Frond","hex":"#657220","distance":21.563858652847824},{"slug":"olive-drab","name":"Olive Drab","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":24.73863375370596},{"slug":"olive-leaf","name":"Olive Leaf","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":24.73863375370596},{"slug":"olive-green","name":"Olive Green","hex":"#708238","distance":27.748873851023216},{"slug":"olive","name":"Olive","hex":"#808000","distance":32.341923257592455}]

HEX meaning and use

About #797A1F

#797A1F is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #797A1F is visually closest to Fern Frond, a named green color with HEX #657220.

The RGB channels are 121, 122, and 31, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 61deg with 59% saturation and 30% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-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 natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.1808, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 21.56, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.62:1AA Pass

White text4.55:1AA Pass

AA text options: #000000, #FFFFFF.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #797A1F needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.62:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF4.55:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#211F7A#FFFFFF text · best 13.62:1#211F7A

#30310D#FFFFFF text · best 13.38:1#30310D

#C0C332#000000 text · best 11.09:1#C0C332

#7A4E1F#FFFFFF text · best 7.15:1#7A4E1F

#686930#FFFFFF text · best 5.75:1#686930

Generated Palette

#797A1F#797A1F

#211F7A#211F7A

#7A4E1F#7A4E1F

#4B7A1F#4B7A1F

#C0C332#C0C332

#30310D#30310D

Color Harmonies

#211F7A#211F7A

#7A4E1F#7A4E1F

#4B7A1F#4B7A1F

#1F787A#1F787A

#7A1F78#7A1F78

Variants

#C0C332#C0C332

#30310D#30310D

#888A0F#888A0F

#686930#686930

#BDBF5A#BDBF5A

#BFC200#BFC200

Nearest Named Colors

Fern Frond#657220

Olive Drab#6B8E23

Olive Leaf#6B8E23

Olive Green#708238

Olive#808000

#797A1F

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #797A1F

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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