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#7B7B60

Mocha · medium warm yellow

About #7B7B60

With the hex code #7B7B60, this is a medium yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 48% red, 48% green and 38% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 52% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Mocha — a ΔE of 13.9 — followed by Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #60607B, a slate gray shade.

In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Black text reads best on it at 4.84:1 (a WCAG AA pass).

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Red123
Green123
Blue96

Closest named colours

Mocha
#967969 · ΔE 13.9
Gray
#808080 · ΔE 15.8
Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 16.0

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #7B7B60

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mocha #7B7B60.
4.34:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on mocha #7B7B60.
4.84:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #7B7B60 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#7B7B60
Protanopia (no red cones)
#80795E
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#807A61
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#7F7774

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #7B7B60?

With the hex code #7B7B60, this is a medium yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 48% red, 48% green and 38% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 52% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #7B7B60?

Use black text. Black on #7B7B60 has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #7B7B60?

Its complementary colour is #60607B, and analogous partners are #7B6E60 and #6E7B60.