#798E3D

Closest named color: Camo (#7F8F4E). oklch(61.2% 0.11 121.8), rgb(121, 142, 61).

Black text reads best on this color (5.74:1).

About this color

#798E3D is a medium-dark, moderately saturated yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.110 and its hue 122°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Camo (#7F8F4E), ΔE 0.021 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.74:1.

Hue family	Yellows
Lightness	medium-dark (61%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.110)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Camo (#7F8F4E)
Black text	5.74:1
White text	3.65:1

Values

HEX	#798E3D
RGB	rgb(121, 142, 61)
HSL	hsl(76, 40%, 40%)
OKLCH	oklch(61.2% 0.11 121.8)

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 #798E3D	3.65:1	AA large text	Lc -69.5	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #798E3D	5.74:1	AA	Lc 40.0	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#798E3D text on white	3.65:1	AA large text	Lc 64.0	Content text, not long reading
#798E3D text on black	5.74:1	AA	Lc -37.6	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

#D6DDC7

oklch(88.6% 0.03 121.4)
Step 300
300

#BAC7A0

oklch(80.9% 0.055 122.6)
Step 400
400

#97A96C

oklch(70.6% 0.086 122)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#798E3D

oklch(61.2% 0.11 121.8)
Step 600
600

#687E20

oklch(55.7% 0.12 122)
Step 700
700

#576A11

oklch(49.2% 0.111 121.6)
Step 800
800

#475613

oklch(42.6% 0.091 121.5)
Step 900
900

#3B4718

oklch(37.6% 0.071 121.9)
Step 950
950

#232A0F

oklch(27.1% 0.046 121.6)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#798E3D 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)	#968635	0.045
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#938642	0.045
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#7F877C	0.092
Achromatopsia (no color)	#868686	0.110