#7D9529
Closest named color: Dark Yellow Green (#728F02). oklch(63% 0.134 121.4), rgb(125, 149, 41).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.20:1).
About this color
#7D9529 is a medium-light, moderately saturated yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.134 and its hue 121°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dark Yellow Green (#728F02), ΔE 0.028 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.20:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.134) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Dark Yellow Green (#728F02) |
| Black text | 6.20:1 |
| White text | 3.38:1 |
Values
| HEX | #7D9529 |
| RGB | rgb(125, 149, 41) |
| HSL | hsl(73, 57%, 37%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63% 0.134 121.4) |
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 #7D9529 | 3.38:1 | AA large text | Lc -66.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #7D9529 | 6.20:1 | AA | Lc 42.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #7D9529 text on white | 3.38:1 | AA large text | Lc 61.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #7D9529 text on black | 6.20:1 | AA | Lc -40.5 | 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
#E8ECDE
oklch(93.6% 0.019 119.8)
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Step 200
200
#D5DDC3
oklch(88.4% 0.036 121.1)
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Step 300
300
#BAC899
oklch(81% 0.065 121.3)
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Step 400
400
#96AB5E
oklch(70.7% 0.105 121.6)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#7D9529
oklch(63% 0.134 121.4)
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Step 600
600
#687E00
oklch(55.5% 0.133 121.1)
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Step 700
700
#576A00
oklch(49.1% 0.118 121.1)
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Step 800
800
#475700
oklch(42.8% 0.103 121.1)
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Step 900
900
#3B4805
oklch(37.7% 0.087 121)
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Step 950
950
#222A07
oklch(26.9% 0.055 121.3)
#7D9529 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) | #9E8C16 | 0.050 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #9B8C32 | 0.052 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #848D80 | 0.113 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8B8B8B | 0.134 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #7D9529
#7D9529
oklch(63% 0.134 121.4)
- #9874CD
#9874CD
oklch(63.1% 0.134 301.3)
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 #7D9529, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Dark Yellow Green #728F02 ΔE 0.028
- Olive Drab #6B8E23 ΔE 0.033
- Pea Soup #929901 ΔE 0.034
- Flat Green #699D4C ΔE 0.034
- Drab Green #749551 ΔE 0.037
- Moss #769958 ΔE 0.042
- Camo #7F8F4E ΔE 0.044
- Off Green #6BA353 ΔE 0.045
Use #7D9529 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.