#799900
Closest named color: Dark Yellow Green (#728F02). oklch(63.5% 0.156 123.2), rgb(121, 153, 0).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.36:1).
About this color
#799900 is a medium-light, vivid yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.156 and its hue 123°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dark Yellow Green (#728F02), ΔE 0.031 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.36:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.156) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Dark Yellow Green (#728F02) |
| Black text | 6.36:1 |
| White text | 3.29:1 |
Values
| HEX | #799900 |
| RGB | rgb(121, 153, 0) |
| HSL | hsl(73, 100%, 30%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.5% 0.156 123.2) |
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 #799900 | 3.29:1 | AA large text | Lc -65.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #799900 | 6.36:1 | AA | Lc 44.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #799900 text on white | 3.29:1 | AA large text | Lc 60.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #799900 text on black | 6.36:1 | AA | Lc -41.6 | 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.
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Step 50
50
#F4F7EF
oklch(97.2% 0.011 123.5)
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Step 100
100
#E7EDDD
oklch(93.7% 0.022 123.6)
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Step 200
200
#D3DEC0
oklch(88.4% 0.042 123.7)
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Step 300
300
#B7C993
oklch(80.9% 0.075 123)
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Step 400
400
#92AD52
oklch(70.7% 0.122 123.2)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#799900
oklch(63.5% 0.156 123.2)
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Step 600
600
#647F00
oklch(55.5% 0.136 123.2)
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Step 700
700
#546B00
oklch(49.1% 0.121 123.1)
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Step 800
800
#445800
oklch(42.8% 0.106 123.5)
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Step 900
900
#384900
oklch(37.7% 0.093 123.4)
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Step 950
950
#202B01
oklch(26.9% 0.065 123.5)
#799900 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) | #A38E00 | 0.066 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #9F8D1C | 0.066 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #809181 | 0.129 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8E8E8E | 0.157 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #799900
#799900
oklch(63.5% 0.156 123.2)
- #9F70D7
#9F70D7
oklch(63.6% 0.155 303.4)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #799900, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Dark Yellow Green #728F02 ΔE 0.031
- Pea Soup #929901 ΔE 0.035
- Olive Drab #6B8E23 ΔE 0.041
- Flat Green #699D4C ΔE 0.043
- Leaf #71AA34 ΔE 0.046
- Avocado Green #87A922 ΔE 0.050
- Off Green #6BA353 ΔE 0.050
- Muted Green #5FA052 ΔE 0.051
Use #799900 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.