Information about #797C31 color

#797C31 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#797C31 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(121, 124, 49) — 47.5% red, 48.6% green, 19.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 1 / 0 / 29 / 51. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A confidently colored yellow, #797C31 holds a balanced mid-tone. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Pesto (#7C7631). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Spanish Bistre (#807532) and Crete (#77712B).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(121, 124, 49)), which gives #797C31 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #797C31: 4.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.4:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #797C31 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#797C31 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#797C31 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 #797C31

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

Pesto color link
Pesto

#7C7631

Crete color link
Crete

#77712B

Khaki Green color link
Khaki Green

#728639

Olivetone color link
Olivetone

#747028

Kombi color link
Kombi

#838931

Kiki Khaki color link
Kiki Khaki

#70743E

Pacifika color link
Pacifika

#778120

Swamp color link
Swamp

#698339

Dirty Green color link
Dirty Green

#667E2C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#797C31
  • RGB121, 124, 49
  • CMYK1, 0, 29, 51
  • CSSrgb(121, 124, 49)
  • HSL62°, 43%, 34%
  • HSL Precise62.4°, 43.353%, 33.922%
  • HSV62°, 60%, 49%
  • HSB62°, 60%, 49%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.486
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.192
  • GLSLvec3(0.475, 0.486, 0.192)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.475, 0.486, 0.192, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.475, 0.486, 0.192)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB47.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB48.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB19.2%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID797C31
  • DECIMAL ID7961649
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01