#798D39

Closest named color: Khaki Green (#728639). oklch(60.9% 0.113 121.1), rgb(121, 141, 57).

Black text reads best on this color (5.68:1).

About this color

#798D39 is a medium-dark, moderately saturated yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.113 and its hue 121°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Khaki Green (#728639), ΔE 0.023 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.68:1.

Hue family	Yellows
Lightness	medium-dark (61%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.113)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Khaki Green (#728639)
Black text	5.68:1
White text	3.69:1

Values

HEX	#798D39
RGB	rgb(121, 141, 57)
HSL	hsl(74, 42%, 39%)
OKLCH	oklch(60.9% 0.113 121.1)

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 #798D39	3.69:1	AA large text	Lc -70.0	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #798D39	5.68:1	AA	Lc 39.6	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#798D39 text on white	3.69:1	AA large text	Lc 64.5	Content text, not long reading
#798D39 text on black	5.68:1	AA	Lc -37.2	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

#F4F6F1

oklch(97% 0.007 124.4)
Step 100
100

#E8ECE0

oklch(93.7% 0.017 121.8)
Step 200
200

#D6DDC6

oklch(88.6% 0.032 120.8)
Step 300
300

#BBC79F

oklch(81% 0.056 121.2)
Step 400
400

#98A96A

oklch(70.6% 0.088 121)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#798D39

oklch(60.9% 0.113 121.1)
Step 600
600

#697E1B

oklch(55.7% 0.123 121.3)
Step 700
700

#576A0A

oklch(49.1% 0.114 121.4)
Step 800
800

#47560F

oklch(42.6% 0.094 121.2)
Step 900
900

#3C4716

oklch(37.6% 0.073 120.7)
Step 950
950

#232A0E

oklch(27% 0.047 121.3)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#798D39 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)	#958530	0.044
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#93853E	0.045
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#7F867B	0.095
Achromatopsia (no color)	#858585	0.113