HEX atlas value

#7A740B

#7A740B is a warm yellow HEX color close to Olive. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 122, 116, 11, HSL 57, 83%, 26%, has luminance 0.1665, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#7A740B Sample readable text

HEX #7A740B

RGB rgb(122, 116, 11)

HSL hsl(57 83% 26%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 5, 91, 52)

Luminance 0.1665

Contrast Black 4.33:1White 4.85:1

CSS

--color-7a740b: #7A740B;
.background-7a740b { background-color: #7A740B; }
.text-7a740b { color: #7A740B; }

Luminance0.1665

Black text4.33:1AA Fail

White text4.85:1AA 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":"#7A740B","rgb":[122,116,11],"hsl":[57,83,26],"cmyk":[0,5,91,52],"luminance":0.1665,"contrast":{"black":4.33,"white":4.85}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.33,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.85,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#252403","hex":"#252403","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.33,"contrastWhite":15.77,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#0B1179","hex":"#0B1179","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.37,"contrastWhite":15.33,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#CDC413","hex":"#CDC413","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.5,"contrastWhite":1.83,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#793D0B","hex":"#793D0B","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.49,"contrastWhite":8.45,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#6B671A","hex":"#6B671A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.58,"contrastWhite":5.87,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","balanced","balanced yellow","Olive adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/7a740b.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/fern-frond.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive-drab.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#0B1179","analogous":["#793D0B","#48790B"],"triadic":["#0B7974","#740B79"],"tetradic":["#0B793D","#0B1179","#790B48"],"splitComplementary":["#0B4879","#3D0B79"],"monochromatic":["#CDC413","#7A740B","#252403"]}

Variants

{"light":"#CDC413","dark":"#252403","saturated":"#857E00","desaturated":"#6B671A","pastel":"#D7CF2D","neon":"#ADA500"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"olive","name":"Olive","hex":"#808000","distance":17.349351572897472},{"slug":"fern-frond","name":"Fern Frond","hex":"#657220","distance":29.765752132274432},{"slug":"olive-drab","name":"Olive Drab","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":38.43175770115127},{"slug":"olive-leaf","name":"Olive Leaf","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":38.43175770115127},{"slug":"avocado","name":"Avocado","hex":"#568203","distance":39.44616584663204}]

HEX meaning and use

About #7A740B

#7A740B is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #7A740B is visually closest to Olive, a named yellow color with HEX #808000.

The RGB channels are 122, 116, and 11, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 57deg with 83% saturation and 26% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-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 highlight and warning systems. Its luminance is 0.1665, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 17.35, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.33:1AA Fail

White text4.85:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #7A740B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.33:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF4.85:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#252403#FFFFFF text · best 15.77:1#252403

#0B1179#FFFFFF text · best 15.33:1#0B1179

#CDC413#000000 text · best 11.5:1#CDC413

#793D0B#FFFFFF text · best 8.45:1#793D0B

#6B671A#FFFFFF text · best 5.87:1#6B671A

Generated Palette

#7A740B#7A740B

#0B1179#0B1179

#793D0B#793D0B

#48790B#48790B

#CDC413#CDC413

#252403#252403

Color Harmonies

#0B1179#0B1179

#793D0B#793D0B

#48790B#48790B

#0B7974#0B7974

#740B79#740B79

Variants

#CDC413#CDC413

#252403#252403

#857E00#857E00

#6B671A#6B671A

#D7CF2D#D7CF2D

#ADA500#ADA500

Nearest Named Colors

Olive#808000

Fern Frond#657220

Olive Drab#6B8E23

Olive Leaf#6B8E23

Avocado#568203

#7A740B

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #7A740B

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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