Information about #787F5A color

#787F5A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#787F5A falls into the Yellow Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(120, 127, 90) — 47.1% red, 49.8% green, 35.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 3 / 0 / 15 / 50. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#787F5A is a calm, restrained yellow that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Finch (#75785A). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Kokoda (#7B785A) and Rutherford (#7F7B59).

In RGB terms — rgb(120, 127, 90) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #787F5A: 5.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.2:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #787F5A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#787F5A color variations

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#787F5A color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #787F5A

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Finch color link
Finch

#75785A

Kokoda color link
Kokoda

#7B785A

Rutherford color link
Rutherford

#7F7B59

Limed Ash color link
Limed Ash

#747D63

Flax Smoke color link
Flax Smoke

#7B8265

Quarry Stone color link
Quarry Stone

#7B745E

Strobe color link
Strobe

#79735C

Army Brown color link
Army Brown

#827B60

Reseda Green color link
Reseda Green

#6C7C59

Synchronise color link
Synchronise

#797564

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#787F5A
  • RGB120, 127, 90
  • CMYK3, 0, 15, 50
  • CSSrgb(120, 127, 90)
  • HSL71°, 17%, 43%
  • HSL Precise71.351°, 17.051%, 42.549%
  • HSV71°, 29%, 50%
  • HSB71°, 29%, 50%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.498
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.353
  • GLSLvec3(0.471, 0.498, 0.353)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.471, 0.498, 0.353, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.471, 0.498, 0.353)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB47.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB49.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB35.3%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID787F5A
  • DECIMAL ID7896922
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01