#778D29

Closest named color: Olive Drab (#6B8E23). oklch(60.6% 0.126 121.1), rgb(119, 141, 41).

Black text reads best on this color (5.62:1).

About this color

#778D29 is a medium-dark, moderately saturated yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.126 and its hue 121°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Olive Drab (#6B8E23), ΔE 0.018 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.62:1.

Hue family	Yellows
Lightness	medium-dark (61%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.126)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Olive Drab (#6B8E23)
Black text	5.62:1
White text	3.73:1

Values

HEX	#778D29
RGB	rgb(119, 141, 41)
HSL	hsl(73, 55%, 36%)
OKLCH	oklch(60.6% 0.126 121.1)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #778D29	3.73:1	AA large text	Lc -70.3	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #778D29	5.62:1	AA	Lc 39.3	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#778D29 text on white	3.73:1	AA large text	Lc 64.8	Content text, not long reading
#778D29 text on black	5.62:1	AA	Lc -36.9	Non-text elements, placeholder text

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.

Step 50
50

#F4F6F0

oklch(97% 0.008 121.6)
Step 100
100

#E8ECDF

oklch(93.6% 0.018 120.7)
Step 200
200

#D5DDC4

oklch(88.5% 0.035 121.6)
Step 300
300

#BAC79B

oklch(80.8% 0.061 121.1)
Step 400
400

#97AA62

oklch(70.6% 0.099 121.1)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#778D29

oklch(60.6% 0.126 121.1)
Step 600
600

#687E00

oklch(55.5% 0.133 121.1)
Step 700
700

#576A00

oklch(49.1% 0.118 121.1)
Step 800
800

#475700

oklch(42.8% 0.103 121.1)
Step 900
900

#3B480C

oklch(37.7% 0.083 121.4)
Step 950
950

#232A0A

oklch(27% 0.052 120.4)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#778D29 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#968519	0.047
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#938431	0.050
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#7E8679	0.106
Achromatopsia (no color)	#848484	0.127