#79953E

Closest named color: Drab Green (#749551). oklch(62.9% 0.119 124.7), rgb(121, 149, 62).

Black text reads best on this color (6.18:1).

About this color

#79953E is a medium-light, moderately saturated yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.119 and its hue 125°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Drab Green (#749551), ΔE 0.020 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.18:1.

Hue family	Yellows
Lightness	medium-light (63%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.119)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Drab Green (#749551)
Black text	6.18:1
White text	3.39:1

Values

HEX	#79953E
RGB	rgb(121, 149, 62)
HSL	hsl(79, 41%, 41%)
OKLCH	oklch(62.9% 0.119 124.7)

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 #79953E	3.39:1	AA large text	Lc -66.8	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #79953E	6.18:1	AA	Lc 42.7	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#79953E text on white	3.39:1	AA large text	Lc 61.4	Content text, not long reading
#79953E text on black	6.18:1	AA	Lc -40.3	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

#E7ECE0

oklch(93.6% 0.017 125.3)
Step 200
200

#D4DDC6

oklch(88.4% 0.032 124.5)
Step 300
300

#B8C89F

oklch(81% 0.058 125)
Step 400
400

#94AB69

oklch(70.8% 0.094 124.4)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#79953E

oklch(62.9% 0.119 124.7)
Step 600
600

#637F18

oklch(55.5% 0.128 124.3)
Step 700
700

#526C06

oklch(49.3% 0.121 124.7)
Step 800
800

#43580D

oklch(42.8% 0.1 124.8)
Step 900
900

#384815

oklch(37.6% 0.077 124.9)
Step 950
950

#212A0E

oklch(26.9% 0.048 124.4)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#79953E 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)	#9D8C35	0.054
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#998B44	0.055
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#7E8E82	0.097
Achromatopsia (no color)	#8B8B8B	0.119