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#80794D Color

#80794D is rgb(128, 121, 77) in RGB, hsl(52, 25%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 5%, 40%, 50%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Gold Fusion (#85754E), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.64. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#80794D
HEX#80794D
RGBrgb(128, 121, 77)
HSLhsl(52, 25%, 40%)
HSVhsv(52, 40%, 50%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 5%, 40%, 50%)
OKLCHoklch(57.1% 0.063 100.3)
LABlab(50.64% -2.34 25.15)
LCHlch(50.64% 25.26 95.32)

What #80794D 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 #80794D, 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.

#80794D Channel Values

How #80794D 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 128 · G 121 · B 778-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 52° · S 25% · L 40%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 52° · S 40% · V 50%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 5% · Y 40% · K 50%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.41:1 vs white · 4.76:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #80794D 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #80794D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #80794D; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #80794D

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 #80794D.

How #80794D 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#80794D
Protanopia#7A7A4D
Protanomaly#7D7A4D
Deuteranopia#7B7B4D
Deuteranomaly#7D7A4D
Tritanopia#847575
Tritanomaly#827667
Achromatopsia#787878

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #80794D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-80794d: #80794D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #80794D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-80794d': '#80794D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.502, green: 0.475, blue: 0.302)
Android XML<color name="color_80794d">#80794D</color>
SVG fillfill="#80794D"

More Yellow Colors

#80794D sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#80794D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #80794D?

#80794D is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(128, 121, 77) in RGB and hsl(52, 25%, 40%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Gold Fusion (#85754E), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.64.

What is the RGB value of #80794D?

#80794D is rgb(128, 121, 77) — red 128, green 121, and blue 77 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #80794D?

#80794D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 5%, 40%, 50%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #80794D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #80794D scores 4.41:1 against white and 4.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #80794D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #80794D 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 17.11, which is visibly different.

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