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#79602A Color

#79602A is rgb(121, 96, 42) in RGB, hsl(41, 48%, 32%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 21%, 65%, 53%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Field Drab (#6C541E), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.01. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#79602A
HEX#79602A
RGBrgb(121, 96, 42)
HSLhsl(41, 48%, 32%)
HSVhsv(41, 65%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 21%, 65%, 53%)
OKLCHoklch(50.3% 0.079 84.3)
LABlab(42.43% 5.66 34.08)
LCHlch(42.43% 34.55 80.56)

What #79602A 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 #79602A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#79602A Channel Values

How #79602A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 121 · G 96 · B 428-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 41° · S 48% · L 32%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 41° · S 65% · V 47%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 21% · Y 65% · K 53%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.97:1 vs white · 3.52:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #79602A 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 text5.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #79602A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #79602A; 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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Tints & Shades of #79602A

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #79602A.

How #79602A 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#79602A
Protanopia#65652A
Protanomaly#6D632A
Deuteranopia#696928
Deuteranomaly#706629
Tritanopia#7C5B5B
Tritanomaly#7B5D4C
Achromatopsia#636363

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #79602A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-79602a: #79602A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #79602A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-79602a': '#79602A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.376, blue: 0.165)
Android XML<color name="color_79602a">#79602A</color>
SVG fillfill="#79602A"

More Yellow Colors

#79602A sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#79602A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #79602A?

#79602A is a dark yellow — rgb(121, 96, 42) in RGB and hsl(41, 48%, 32%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Field Drab (#6C541E), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.01.

What is the RGB value of #79602A?

#79602A is rgb(121, 96, 42) — red 121, green 96, and blue 42 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #79602A?

#79602A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 21%, 65%, 53%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #79602A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #79602A scores 5.97:1 against white and 3.52:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #79602A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #79602A 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 darkolivegreen (#556B2F) at a CIE76 distance of 22.38, which is visibly different.

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