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#79745D Color

#79745D is rgb(121, 116, 93) in RGB, hsl(49, 13%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 4%, 23%, 53%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Toad (#8B7D6B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.44. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#79745D
HEX#79745D
RGBrgb(121, 116, 93)
HSLhsl(49, 13%, 42%)
HSVhsv(49, 23%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 4%, 23%, 53%)
OKLCHoklch(55.7% 0.035 97.2)
LABlab(48.81% -1.03 13.50)
LCHlch(48.81% 13.54 94.35)

What #79745D 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 #79745D, 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.

#79745D Channel Values

How #79745D 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 116 · B 938-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 49° · S 13% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 49° · S 23% · V 47%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 4% · Y 23% · K 53%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.7:1 vs white · 4.47:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #79745D 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 text4.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #79745D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #79745D; 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 #79745D

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #79745D.

How #79745D 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#79745D
Protanopia#75755D
Protanomaly#77755D
Deuteranopia#76765D
Deuteranomaly#77755D
Tritanopia#7B7171
Tritanomaly#7A726A
Achromatopsia#747474

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Using #79745D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-79745d: #79745D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #79745D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-79745d': '#79745D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.475, green: 0.455, blue: 0.365)
Android XML<color name="color_79745d">#79745D</color>
SVG fillfill="#79745D"

More Yellow Colors

#79745D sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#79745D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #79745D?

#79745D is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(121, 116, 93) in RGB and hsl(49, 13%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Toad (#8B7D6B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.44.

What is the RGB value of #79745D?

#79745D is rgb(121, 116, 93) — red 121, green 116, and blue 93 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #79745D?

#79745D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 4%, 23%, 53%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #79745D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #79745D scores 4.7:1 against white and 4.47:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #79745D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #79745D 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 dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 14.23, which is visibly different.

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