Close to Olive
#798809
#798809 is a dark, vivid yellow, close to the color Olive. In RGB it’s made of 47.5% red, 53.3% green, and 3.5% blue. Its hue is 67°, with 88% saturation and 28% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #798809.
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.
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5.34:1 AAThis color as text on white
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5.34:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #798809 as they’d see it.
#798809 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 #798809
What color is #798809?
#798809 is a dark, vivid yellow, close to the color Olive. In RGB it’s made of 47.5% red, 53.3% green, and 3.5% blue. Its hue is 67°, with 88% saturation and 28% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #798809 in RGB?
#798809 is rgb(121, 136, 9): 121 red, 136 green, and 9 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #798809 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(11, 0, 93, 47). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #798809?
PANTONE 7496 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #798809?
Its complement #8F6ED4 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.