#798D2E

Closest named color: Olive Drab (#6B8E23). oklch(60.8% 0.122 120.4), rgb(121, 141, 46).

Black text reads best on this color (5.66:1).

About this color

#798D2E is a medium-dark, moderately saturated yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.122 and its hue 120°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Olive Drab (#6B8E23), ΔE 0.022 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.66:1.

Hue family	Yellows
Lightness	medium-dark (61%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.122)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Olive Drab (#6B8E23)
Black text	5.66:1
White text	3.70:1

Values

HEX	#798D2E
RGB	rgb(121, 141, 46)
HSL	hsl(73, 51%, 37%)
OKLCH	oklch(60.8% 0.122 120.4)

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 #798D2E	3.70:1	AA large text	Lc -70.1	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #798D2E	5.66:1	AA	Lc 39.5	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#798D2E text on white	3.70:1	AA large text	Lc 64.6	Content text, not long reading
#798D2E text on black	5.66:1	AA	Lc -37.1	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

#D6DDC5

oklch(88.6% 0.033 120.3)
Step 300
300

#BBC79C

oklch(80.9% 0.06 120.4)
Step 400
400

#98AA64

oklch(70.7% 0.096 120.7)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#798D2E

oklch(60.8% 0.122 120.4)
Step 600
600

#697E00

oklch(55.6% 0.133 120.6)
Step 700
700

#586A00

oklch(49.2% 0.117 120.6)
Step 800
800

#485600

oklch(42.6% 0.101 120)
Step 900
900

#3C470F

oklch(37.6% 0.079 120.1)
Step 950
950

#232A0B

oklch(27% 0.05 120.6)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#798D2E 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)	#968521	0.045
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#938535	0.046
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#80867A	0.103
Achromatopsia (no color)	#858585	0.122