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#797D2F

#797d2f ≈ Olive

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#797d2f is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.45% red, 49.02% green and 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.2% cyan, 0% magenta, 62.4% yellow and 50.98% black. Its hue angle is 63.08°, with 45.35% saturation and 33.73% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and corporate identities. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive (#808000), ΔE 5.4.

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Web safe#666633
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Relative luminance0.1894

Complementary

  1. #797d2f
  2. #332f7d

Split complementary

  1. #797d2f
  2. #2f527d
  3. #5a2f7d

Analogous

  1. #7d5a2f
  2. #797d2f
  3. #527d2f

Triadic

  1. #797d2f
  2. #2f797d
  3. #7d2f79

Tetradic

  1. #797d2f
  2. #2f7d33
  3. #332f7d
  4. #7d2f79

Square

  1. #797d2f
  2. #2f7d5a
  3. #332f7d
  4. #7d2f52

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0f06
  2. #43451a
  3. #797d2f
  4. #afb544
  5. #c8cc79

Shades

#797d2f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #797d2f
  2. #6d712a
  3. #616426
  4. #555821
  5. #494b1c
  6. #3d3f18
  7. #303213
  8. #24260e
  9. #181909
  10. #0c0d05
  11. #000000

Tints

#797d2f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #797d2f
  2. #868a44
  3. #949759
  4. #a1a46d
  5. #afb182
  6. #bcbe97
  7. #c9cbac
  8. #d7d8c1
  9. #e4e5d5
  10. #f2f2ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#797d2f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #797d2f
  2. #7a7d37
  3. #7a7e3f
  4. #7b7e47
  5. #7c7e4f
  6. #7d7f58
  7. #7d7f60
  8. #7e7f68
  9. #7f7f70
  10. #7f8078
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #797a63 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #867726 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #867934 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #81766c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #817a2a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #817b32 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7e795a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-797d2f {
  color: #797d2f;
}
Background
.bg-797d2f {
  background-color: #797d2f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-797d2f {
  border: 2px solid #797d2f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #797d2f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 125 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 63 45% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-797d2f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #797d2f, #527d2f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-797d2f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 125 47 / 0.35);
}

#808000 Olive ΔE 5.40 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 8.63 #568203 Avocado ΔE 9.34 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 10.30 #556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 10.56 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 11.10 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 12.49 #8682d0 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Olive
#797d2f  rgb(121, 125, 47)  hsl(63, 45%, 34%)  Olive
#332f7d  rgb(51, 47, 125)  hsl(243, 45%, 34%)  Dark Slate Blue
#2f797d  rgb(47, 121, 125)  hsl(183, 45%, 34%)  Myrtle Green
#7d2f79  rgb(125, 47, 121)  hsl(303, 45%, 34%)  Byzantium