HEX atlas value

#79802D

#79802D is a warm yellow HEX color close to Olive Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 121, 128, 45, HSL 65, 48%, 34%, has luminance 0.1969, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#79802D Sample readable text

HEX #79802D

RGB rgb(121, 128, 45)

HSL hsl(65 48% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(5, 0, 65, 50)

Luminance 0.1969

Contrast Black 4.94:1White 4.25:1

CSS

--color-79802d: #79802D;
.background-79802d { background-color: #79802D; }
.text-79802d { color: #79802D; }

Luminance0.1969

Black text4.94:1AA Pass

White text4.25:1AA 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":"#79802D","rgb":[121,128,45],"hsl":[65,48,34],"cmyk":[5,0,65,50],"luminance":0.1969,"contrast":{"black":4.94,"white":4.25}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.94,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.25,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#393C15","hex":"#393C15","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.83,"contrastWhite":11.46,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#342D80","hex":"#342D80","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.83,"contrastWhite":11.45,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#B6BF4A","hex":"#B6BF4A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.54,"contrastWhite":1.99,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#89931A","hex":"#89931A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.25,"contrastWhite":3.36,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#805E2D","hex":"#805E2D","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.56,"contrastWhite":5.91,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"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/79802d.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":"#342D80","analogous":["#805E2D","#50802D"],"triadic":["#2D7980","#802D79"],"tetradic":["#2D805E","#342D80","#802D50"],"splitComplementary":["#2D5080","#5E2D80"],"monochromatic":["#B6BF4A","#79802D","#393C15"]}

Variants

{"light":"#B6BF4A","dark":"#393C15","saturated":"#89931A","desaturated":"#696D40","pastel":"#B3B974","neon":"#C4D600"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"olive-green","name":"Olive Green","hex":"#708238","distance":14.352700094407323},{"slug":"olive-drab","name":"Olive Drab","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":22.181073012818835},{"slug":"olive-leaf","name":"Olive Leaf","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":22.181073012818835},{"slug":"fern-frond","name":"Fern Frond","hex":"#657220","distance":27.65863337187866},{"slug":"raw-umber","name":"Raw Umber","hex":"#826644","distance":35.86084215408221}]

HEX meaning and use

About #79802D

#79802D is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #79802D is visually closest to Olive Green, a named green color with HEX #708238.

The RGB channels are 121, 128, and 45, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 65deg with 48% 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 0.1969, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.35, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.94:1AA Pass

White text4.25:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #79802D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.94:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF4.25:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#393C15#FFFFFF text · best 11.46:1#393C15

#342D80#FFFFFF text · best 11.45:1#342D80

#B6BF4A#000000 text · best 10.54:1#B6BF4A

#89931A#000000 text · best 6.25:1#89931A

#805E2D#FFFFFF text · best 5.91:1#805E2D

Generated Palette

#79802D#79802D

#342D80#342D80

#805E2D#805E2D

#50802D#50802D

#B6BF4A#B6BF4A

#393C15#393C15

Color Harmonies

#342D80#342D80

#805E2D#805E2D

#50802D#50802D

#2D7980#2D7980

#802D79#802D79

Variants

#B6BF4A#B6BF4A

#393C15#393C15

#89931A#89931A

#696D40#696D40

#B3B974#B3B974

#C4D600#C4D600

Nearest Named Colors

Olive Green#708238

Olive Drab#6B8E23

Olive Leaf#6B8E23

Fern Frond#657220

Raw Umber#826644

#79802D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #79802D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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