#7B9533
Closest named color: Drab Green (#749551). oklch(63% 0.128 122.8), rgb(123, 149, 51).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.18:1).
About this color
#7B9533 is a medium-light, moderately saturated yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.128 and its hue 123°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Drab Green (#749551), ΔE 0.030 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.18:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.128) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Drab Green (#749551) |
| Black text | 6.18:1 |
| White text | 3.39:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7B9533 |
| RGB | rgb(123, 149, 51) |
| HSL | hsl(76, 49%, 39%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63% 0.128 122.8) |
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 #7B9533 | 3.39:1 | AA large text | Lc -66.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7B9533 | 6.18:1 | AA | Lc 42.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7B9533 text on white | 3.39:1 | AA large text | Lc 61.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7B9533 text on black | 6.18:1 | AA | Lc -40.4 | 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
#F4F6F0
oklch(97% 0.008 121.6)
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Step 100
100
#E7ECDF
oklch(93.6% 0.018 124)
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Step 200
200
#D5DDC4
oklch(88.5% 0.035 121.6)
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Step 300
300
#B9C89B
oklch(81% 0.063 122.8)
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Step 400
400
#95AB63
oklch(70.7% 0.1 122.8)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7B9533
oklch(63% 0.128 122.8)
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Step 600
600
#657F00
oklch(55.6% 0.136 122.8)
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Step 700
700
#546B00
oklch(49.1% 0.121 123.1)
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Step 800
800
#455700
oklch(42.6% 0.104 122.4)
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Step 900
900
#3A480D
oklch(37.7% 0.082 122.3)
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Step 950
950
#222A0A
oklch(26.9% 0.052 121.9)
#7B9533 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) | #9E8C26 | 0.053 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #9A8B3A | 0.054 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #818E81 | 0.105 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8B8B8B | 0.128 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7B9533
#7B9533
oklch(63% 0.128 122.8)
- #9974C8
#9974C8
oklch(62.9% 0.128 303.2)
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 #7B9533, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Drab Green #749551 ΔE 0.030
- Flat Green #699D4C ΔE 0.030
- Dark Yellow Green #728F02 ΔE 0.031
- Olive Drab #6B8E23 ΔE 0.033
- Moss #769958 ΔE 0.035
- Camo #7F8F4E ΔE 0.037
- Pea Soup #929901 ΔE 0.039
- Muted Green #5FA052 ΔE 0.041
Use #7B9533 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.