HEX atlas value

#79843E

#79843E is a warm yellow HEX color close to Olive Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 121, 132, 62, HSL 69, 36%, 38%, has luminance 0.2092, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#79843E Sample readable text

HEX #79843E

RGB rgb(121, 132, 62)

HSL hsl(69 36% 38%)

CMYK cmyk(8, 0, 53, 48)

Luminance 0.2092

Contrast Black 5.18:1White 4.05:1

CSS

--color-79843e: #79843E;
.background-79843e { background-color: #79843E; }
.text-79843e { color: #79843E; }

Luminance0.2092

Black text5.18:1AA Pass

White text4.05:1AA 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":"#79843E","rgb":[121,132,62],"hsl":[69,36,38],"cmyk":[8,0,53,48],"luminance":0.2092,"contrast":{"black":5.18,"white":4.05}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.18,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.05,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#404521","hex":"#404521","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.09,"contrastWhite":10.04,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#ABB766","hex":"#ABB766","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.7,"contrastWhite":2.17,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#483E84","hex":"#483E84","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.3,"contrastWhite":9.14,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.85,"contrastWhite":3.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#889929","hex":"#889929","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.64,"contrastWhite":3.16,"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/79843e.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/olive-drab.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#483E84","analogous":["#846B3E","#56843E"],"triadic":["#3E7984","#843E79"],"tetradic":["#3E846B","#483E84","#843E56"],"splitComplementary":["#3E5684","#6B3E84"],"monochromatic":["#ABB766","#79843E","#404521"]}

Variants

{"light":"#ABB766","dark":"#404521","saturated":"#889929","desaturated":"#6A6E53","pastel":"#AFB48D","neon":"#C7EB00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"olive-green","name":"Olive Green","hex":"#708238","distance":11},{"slug":"raw-umber","name":"Raw Umber","hex":"#826644","distance":31.89043743820395},{"slug":"olive-drab","name":"Olive Drab","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":32.01562118716424},{"slug":"olive-leaf","name":"Olive Leaf","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":32.01562118716424},{"slug":"moss-green","name":"Moss Green","hex":"#8A9A5B","distance":40.17461885320133}]

HEX meaning and use

About #79843E

#79843E is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #79843E is visually closest to Olive Green, a named green color with HEX #708238.

The RGB channels are 121, 132, and 62, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 69deg with 36% saturation and 38% 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 0.2092, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 11.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.18:1AA Pass

White text4.05:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #79843E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.18:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF4.05:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#404521#FFFFFF text · best 10.04:1#404521

#ABB766#000000 text · best 9.7:1#ABB766

#483E84#FFFFFF text · best 9.14:1#483E84

Moss Green#000000 text · best 6.85:1#8A9A5B

#889929#000000 text · best 6.64:1#889929

Generated Palette

#79843E#79843E

#483E84#483E84

#846B3E#846B3E

#56843E#56843E

#ABB766#ABB766

#404521#404521

Color Harmonies

#483E84#483E84

#846B3E#846B3E

#56843E#56843E

#3E7984#3E7984

#843E79#843E79

Variants

#ABB766#ABB766

#404521#404521

#889929#889929

#6A6E53#6A6E53

#AFB48D#AFB48D

#C7EB00#C7EB00

Nearest Named Colors

Olive Green#708238

Raw Umber#826644

Olive Drab#6B8E23

Olive Leaf#6B8E23

Moss Green#8A9A5B

#79843E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #79843E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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