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#796C19

#796c19 ≈ Olive

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#796c19 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.45% red, 42.35% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.74% magenta, 79.34% yellow and 52.55% black. Its hue angle is 51.88°, with 65.75% saturation and 28.63% 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 luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive (#808000), ΔE 8.55.

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Web safe#666600
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Relative luminance0.1486

Complementary

  1. #796c19
  2. #192679

Split complementary

  1. #796c19
  2. #195679
  3. #3c1979

Analogous

  1. #793c19
  2. #796c19
  3. #567919

Triadic

  1. #796c19
  2. #19796c
  3. #6c1979

Tetradic

  1. #796c19
  2. #267919
  3. #192679
  4. #6c1979

Square

  1. #796c19
  2. #19793c
  3. #192679
  4. #791956

Monochromatic

  1. #110f03
  2. #3a330c
  3. #796c19
  4. #b8a526
  5. #dbc850

Shades

#796c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #796c19
  2. #6d6117
  3. #615614
  4. #554c12
  5. #49410f
  6. #3d360d
  7. #302b0a
  8. #242008
  9. #181605
  10. #0c0b03
  11. #000000

Tints

#796c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #796c19
  2. #867b30
  3. #948947
  4. #a1985e
  5. #afa775
  6. #bcb68c
  7. #c9c4a3
  8. #d7d3ba
  9. #e4e2d1
  10. #f2f0e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#796c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #796c19
  2. #7a6e23
  3. #7a702e
  4. #7b7238
  5. #7c7442
  6. #7d764d
  7. #7d7857
  8. #7e7a61
  9. #7f7c6b
  10. #7f7e76
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #716c56 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #776907 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7b6e1f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #83635c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #786a10 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a6d1d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7f674a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-796c19 {
  color: #796c19;
}
Background
.bg-796c19 {
  background-color: #796c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-796c19 {
  border: 2px solid #796c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #796c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 108 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 66% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-796c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #796c19, #567919);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-796c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 108 25 / 0.35);
}

#808000 Olive ΔE 8.55 #6c541e Field Drab ΔE 10.27 #826644 Raw Umber ΔE 12.53 #556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 12.73 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 13.22 #4b5320 Army Green ΔE 13.95 #568203 Avocado ΔE 15.34 #8693e6 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Olive
#796c19  rgb(121, 108, 25)  hsl(52, 66%, 29%)  Olive
#192679  rgb(25, 38, 121)  hsl(232, 66%, 29%)  Midnight Blue
#19796c  rgb(25, 121, 108)  hsl(172, 66%, 29%)  Pine Green
#6c1979  rgb(108, 25, 121)  hsl(292, 66%, 29%)  Purple