#77731D Color

#77731D is rgb(119, 115, 29) in RGB, hsl(57, 61%, 29%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 3%, 76%, 53%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Old Moss Green (#867E36), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.63. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#77731D

HEX#77731D

RGBrgb(119, 115, 29)

HSLhsl(57, 61%, 29%)

HSVhsv(57, 76%, 47%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 3%, 76%, 53%)

OKLCHoklch(54.3% 0.104 106.7)

LABlab(47.58% -6.23 44.89)

LCHlch(47.58% 45.32 97.90)

What #77731D Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #77731D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Old Moss Green#867E36ΔE 7.63 Spanish Bister(spanish Bistre)#807532ΔE 8.44 Mustard Green#6E6E30ΔE 11.21 Olive#808000ΔE 12.46 Antique Bronze#665D1EΔE 12.75 Khaki Green#728639ΔE 13.59

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#77731D Channel Values

How #77731D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 119 · G 115 · B 29	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 57° · S 61% · L 29%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 57° · S 76% · V 47%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 3% · Y 76% · K 53%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.94:1 vs white · 4.25:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #77731D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text4.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text4.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #77731D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #77731D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #77731D

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #77731D Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#77731D

Protanopia#74741D

Protanomaly#75731D

Deuteranopia#74741C

Deuteranomaly#75741D

Tritanopia#7D6C6C

Tritanomaly#7B6F57

Achromatopsia#707070

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Using #77731D in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-77731d: #77731D;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #77731D;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-77731d': '#77731D' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.467, green: 0.451, blue: 0.114)

Android XML<color name="color_77731d">#77731D</color>

SVG fillfill="#77731D"

More Yellow Colors

#77731D sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

181807 fffff5 1b1404 fffff0 1f1f00 ffffeb 242400 ffffe5 2a2913 ffffe0 2b2003 ffffd6 573a00 856514 b0a94f cc9900 e0e000 edeae0 f2f1e3 f8f3c9 fcfce8 ffcc00 fff000 ffff0f

#77731D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #77731D?

#77731D is a dark yellow — rgb(119, 115, 29) in RGB and hsl(57, 61%, 29%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Old Moss Green (#867E36), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.63.

What is the RGB value of #77731D?

#77731D is rgb(119, 115, 29) — red 119, green 115, and blue 29 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #77731D?

#77731D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 3%, 76%, 53%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #77731D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #77731D scores 4.94:1 against white and 4.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #77731D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #77731D is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is olive (#808000) at a CIE76 distance of 12.46, which is visibly different.

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