#7A6800 Color

#7A6800 is rgb(122, 104, 0) in RGB, hsl(51, 100%, 24%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 15%, 100%, 52%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Bister Brown(bistre Brown) (#967117), visibly different at ΔE 10.35. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#7A6800

HEX#7A6800

RGBrgb(122, 104, 0)

HSLhsl(51, 100%, 24%)

HSVhsv(51, 100%, 48%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 15%, 100%, 52%)

OKLCHoklch(51.9% 0.107 97.2)

LABlab(44.60% 0.46 50.58)

LCHlch(44.60% 50.58 89.48)

What #7A6800 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 #7A6800, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Bister Brown(bistre Brown)#967117ΔE 10.35 Olive#808000ΔE 13.6 Spanish Bister(spanish Bistre)#807532ΔE 13.96 Old Moss Green#867E36ΔE 14.35 Metallic Sunburst#9C7C38ΔE 14.98 Antique Bronze#665D1EΔE 15.75

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#7A6800 Channel Values

How #7A6800 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 122 · G 104 · B 0	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 51° · S 100% · L 24%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 51° · S 100% · V 48%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 15% · Y 100% · K 52%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	5.52:1 vs white · 3.81:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #7A6800 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 text5.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text3.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #7A6800

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #7A6800; 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 #7A6800

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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How #7A6800 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#7A6800

Protanopia#6B6B00

Protanomaly#716A00

Deuteranopia#6E6E00

Deuteranomaly#736C00

Tritanopia#7F6262

Tritanomaly#7D644C

Achromatopsia#696969

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Using #7A6800 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-7a6800: #7A6800;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #7A6800;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-7a6800': '#7A6800' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.478, green: 0.408, blue: 0.000)

Android XML<color name="color_7a6800">#7A6800</color>

SVG fillfill="#7A6800"

More Yellow Colors

#7A6800 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

7a7a00 737321 7b7737 707000 807532 6f6716 808000 6f5106 816213 6e6e30 856514 6d6207 9e9e00 c8b99c dcd04c eae0c8 f1ecb7 f7e6c4 fbfbf9 ffb624 ffe96b fffcf5 ffffcc 433104

#7A6800 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #7A6800?

#7A6800 is a dark yellow — rgb(122, 104, 0) in RGB and hsl(51, 100%, 24%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Bister Brown(bistre Brown) (#967117), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.35.

What is the RGB value of #7A6800?

#7A6800 is rgb(122, 104, 0) — red 122, green 104, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #7A6800?

#7A6800 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 15%, 100%, 52%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #7A6800 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #7A6800 scores 5.52:1 against white and 3.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #7A6800 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #7A6800 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 13.6, which is visibly different.

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