Close to Olive
#797708
#797708 is a dark, vivid yellow, close to the color Olive. In RGB it’s made of 47.5% red, 46.7% green, and 3.1% blue. Its hue is 59°, with 88% saturation and 25% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #797708.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
4.71:1 AABlack text on this color
4.46:1 AA LargeThis color as text on white
4.71:1 AAThis color as text on black
4.46:1 AA LargeHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #797708 as they’d see it.
#797708 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #797708
What color is #797708?
#797708 is a dark, vivid yellow, close to the color Olive. In RGB it’s made of 47.5% red, 46.7% green, and 3.1% blue. Its hue is 59°, with 88% saturation and 25% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #797708 in RGB?
#797708 is rgb(121, 119, 8): 121 red, 119 green, and 8 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #797708 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 2, 93, 53). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #797708?
PANTONE 385 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #797708?
Its complement #7E64BE gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.