What color is #796B07?

#796B07 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Muddy Brown. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #796B07?

The RGB value is 121, 107, 7: 121 red, 107 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #796B07?

The complementary color is #071579, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #796B07?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and white text 5.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#796B07 color

#796B07 rgb(121, 107, 7)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #796B07 is a dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 47.5% red, 42% green and 2.7% blue (121, 107, 7).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 89% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 94% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Brown (#886806), a difference of 6.1 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.36:1).

#796B07 color codes

HEX	`#796B07`
RGB	`rgb(121, 107, 7)`
RGB percent	`rgb(47.5%, 42%, 2.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 89%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 94%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 94%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.08, -4.45, 49.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.08, 50.02, 95.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.182, 14.596, 2.324)`
Decimal	`7957255`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #796B07, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #796B07	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#796B07 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #796B07 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #796b07; }
.text { color: #796b07; }
.border { border: 2px solid #796b07; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(121 107 7 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #796b07, #4e7907); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #796B07?: #796B07 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Muddy Brown. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #796B07?: The RGB value is 121, 107, 7: 121 red, 107 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #796B07?: The complementary color is #071579, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #796B07?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and white text 5.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.