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#797144 Color

#797144 is rgb(121, 113, 68) in RGB, hsl(51, 28%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 7%, 44%, 53%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Gold Fusion (#85754E), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.19. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#797144
HEX#797144
RGBrgb(121, 113, 68)
HSLhsl(51, 28%, 37%)
HSVhsv(51, 44%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 7%, 44%, 53%)
OKLCHoklch(54.5% 0.064 99.4)
LABlab(47.55% -1.92 26.10)
LCHlch(47.55% 26.17 94.20)

What #797144 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 #797144, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Gold Fusion#85754EΔE 5.19Dark Tan#918151ΔE 7.99French Bister(french Bistre)#856D4DΔE 9.42Mustard Green#6E6E30ΔE 9.44Fatigue Green#5B6238ΔE 10.31Raw Umber#826644ΔE 10.59

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

#797144 Channel Values

How #797144 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 113 · B 688-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 51° · S 28% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 51° · S 44% · V 47%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 7% · Y 44% · K 53%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.93:1 vs white · 4.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #797144 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 text4.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #797144 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #797144

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #797144; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#797144
Complementary
#444C79
Analogous
#795644
Analogous
#667944
Triadic
#447971
Triadic
#714479
Split comp.
#446679
Split comp.
#564479

Tints & Shades of #797144

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.

Tints

#968C54
#ABA169
#BBB386
#CCC6A4
#DCD8C1
#EBE8DB

Shades

#68623B
#5B5533
#4B462A
#3B3721
#2A2818
#1D1B11

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #797144.

How #797144 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#797144
Protanopia#727244
Protanomaly#757244
Deuteranopia#747444
Deuteranomaly#767344
Tritanopia#7D6D6D
Tritanomaly#7B6E5F
Achromatopsia#707070

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Using #797144 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-797144: #797144;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #797144;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-797144': '#797144' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.443, blue: 0.267)
Android XML<color name="color_797144">#797144</color>
SVG fillfill="#797144"

More Yellow Colors

#797144 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

181807fffff51b1404fffff01f1f00ffffeb242400ffffe52a2913ffffe02b2003ffffd6573a00856514b0a94fcc9900e0e000edeae0f2f1e3f8f3c9fcfce8ffcc00fff000ffff0f

#797144 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #797144?

#797144 is a dark yellow — rgb(121, 113, 68) in RGB and hsl(51, 28%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Gold Fusion (#85754E), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.19.

What is the RGB value of #797144?

#797144 is rgb(121, 113, 68) — red 121, green 113, and blue 68 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #797144?

#797144 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 7%, 44%, 53%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #797144 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #797144 scores 4.93:1 against white and 4.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #797144 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #797144 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 15.95, which is visibly different.

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