#7C7C00

A dark, vivid yellow closely aligning with Olive.

About #7C7C00

The hex code #7C7C00 represents a beautifully specific shade of yellow. Designers often compare it to the standard color Olive. Its digital footprint relies on 124 parts red, 124 parts green, and 0 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow, and 51% black. The HSL representation is 60.0° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 24.3% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a dark color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#7C7C00
RGB124, 124, 0
HSL60.0°, 100.0%, 24.3%
CMYK0%, 0%, 100%, 51%
HSV60.0°, 100.0%, 48.6%
LAB50.3, -12.6, 55.4
XYZ15.5, 18.7, 2.8
Decimal8158208

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.43:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
4.74:1
Text on #000000
AA
4.23:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.03:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #7C7C00; }
.text-color { color: #7C7C00; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #7C7C00; }

Similar Colors

Olive
#808000