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#797C19

#797c19 ≈ Olive

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#797c19 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.45% red, 48.63% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.42% cyan, 0% magenta, 79.84% yellow and 51.37% black. Its hue angle is 61.82°, with 66.44% saturation and 29.22% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive (#808000), ΔE 2.98.

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Web safe#666600
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Relative luminance0.1855

Complementary

  1. #797c19
  2. #1c197c

Split complementary

  1. #797c19
  2. #19487c
  3. #4e197c

Analogous

  1. #7c4e19
  2. #797c19
  3. #487c19

Triadic

  1. #797c19
  2. #19797c
  3. #7c1979

Tetradic

  1. #797c19
  2. #197c1c
  3. #1c197c
  4. #7c1979

Square

  1. #797c19
  2. #197c4e
  3. #1c197c
  4. #7c1948

Monochromatic

  1. #111103
  2. #3b3c0c
  3. #797c19
  4. #b7bc26
  5. #d8dc52

Shades

#797c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #797c19
  2. #6d7017
  3. #616314
  4. #555712
  5. #494a0f
  6. #3d3e0d
  7. #30320a
  8. #242508
  9. #181905
  10. #0c0c03
  11. #000000

Tints

#797c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #797c19
  2. #868930
  3. #949647
  4. #a1a35e
  5. #afb075
  6. #bcbe8c
  7. #c9cba3
  8. #d7d8ba
  9. #e4e5d1
  10. #f2f2e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#797c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #797c19
  2. #7a7c23
  3. #7a7d2e
  4. #7b7d38
  5. #7c7e42
  6. #7d7e4d
  7. #7d7e57
  8. #7e7f61
  9. #7f7f6b
  10. #7f8076
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #78795f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #867600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #877922 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #82746a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #81780c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #817a1f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7e7755 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-797c19 {
  color: #797c19;
}
Background
.bg-797c19 {
  background-color: #797c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-797c19 {
  border: 2px solid #797c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #797c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 124 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 62 66% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-797c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #797c19, #487c19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-797c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 124 25 / 0.35);
}

#808000 Olive ΔE 2.98 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 9.08 #568203 Avocado ΔE 9.38 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 11.46 #556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 11.91 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 12.91 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 14.43 #8683e6 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Olive
#797c19  rgb(121, 124, 25)  hsl(62, 66%, 29%)  Olive
#1c197c  rgb(28, 25, 124)  hsl(242, 66%, 29%)  Midnight Blue
#19797c  rgb(25, 121, 124)  hsl(182, 66%, 29%)  Teal
#7c1979  rgb(124, 25, 121)  hsl(302, 66%, 29%)  Purple