HEX atlas value

#797B32

#797B32 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Olive Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 121, 123, 50, HSL 62, 42%, 34%, has luminance 0.1846, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#797B32 Sample readable text

HEX #797B32

RGB rgb(121, 123, 50)

HSL hsl(62 42% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(2, 0, 59, 52)

Luminance 0.1846

Contrast Black 4.69:1White 4.48:1

CSS

--color-797b32: #797B32;
.background-797b32 { background-color: #797B32; }
.text-797b32 { color: #797B32; }

Luminance0.1846

Black text4.69:1AA Pass

White text4.48:1AA Fail

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":"#797B32","rgb":[121,123,50],"hsl":[62,42,34],"cmyk":[2,0,59,52],"luminance":0.1846,"contrast":{"black":4.69,"white":4.48}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.69,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.48,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#393A18","hex":"#393A18","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.79,"contrastWhite":11.72,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#35327B","hex":"#35327B","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.89,"contrastWhite":11.09,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#B5B851","hex":"#B5B851","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.94,"contrastWhite":2.11,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#7B5932","hex":"#7B5932","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.32,"contrastWhite":6.33,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#8A8E1F","hex":"#8A8E1F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":5.97,"contrastWhite":3.52,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","earth tone","earth tone yellow","Olive Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/797b32.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive-drab.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive-leaf.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#35327B","analogous":["#7B5932","#547B32"],"triadic":["#32797B","#7B3279"],"tetradic":["#327B59","#35327B","#7B3254"],"splitComplementary":["#32547B","#59327B"],"monochromatic":["#B5B851","#797B32","#393A18"]}

Variants

{"light":"#B5B851","dark":"#393A18","saturated":"#8A8E1F","desaturated":"#676845","pastel":"#B1B37A","neon":"#CFD600"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"olive-green","name":"Olive Green","hex":"#708238","distance":12.884098726725126},{"slug":"olive-drab","name":"Olive Drab","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":27.964262908219126},{"slug":"olive-leaf","name":"Olive Leaf","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":27.964262908219126},{"slug":"fern-frond","name":"Fern Frond","hex":"#657220","distance":28.372521918222215},{"slug":"raw-umber","name":"Raw Umber","hex":"#826644","distance":29.086079144497972}]

HEX meaning and use

About #797B32

#797B32 is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #797B32 is visually closest to Olive Green, a named green color with HEX #708238.

The RGB channels are 121, 123, and 50, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 62deg with 42% saturation and 34% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-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 natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.1846, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 12.88, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.69:1AA Pass

White text4.48:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #797B32 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.69:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF4.48:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#393A18#FFFFFF text · best 11.72:1#393A18

#35327B#FFFFFF text · best 11.09:1#35327B

#B5B851#000000 text · best 9.94:1#B5B851

#7B5932#FFFFFF text · best 6.33:1#7B5932

#8A8E1F#000000 text · best 5.97:1#8A8E1F

Generated Palette

#797B32#797B32

#35327B#35327B

#7B5932#7B5932

#547B32#547B32

#B5B851#B5B851

#393A18#393A18

Color Harmonies

#35327B#35327B

#7B5932#7B5932

#547B32#547B32

#32797B#32797B

#7B3279#7B3279

Variants

#B5B851#B5B851

#393A18#393A18

#8A8E1F#8A8E1F

#676845#676845

#B1B37A#B1B37A

#CFD600#CFD600

Nearest Named Colors

Olive Green#708238

Olive Drab#6B8E23

Olive Leaf#6B8E23

Fern Frond#657220

Raw Umber#826644

#797B32

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #797B32

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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