#7D784D
Moss · medium warm yellow
About #7D784D
#7D784D is a medium, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 49% red, 47% green and 30% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 38% yellow and 51% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is somewhere between Moss and Mocha (ΔE 17.2), with Mocha the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #4D527D (prussian blue), its complementary partner.
Because it is medium, it is most useful for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put black text on top of it — 4.67:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (4.50:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #7D784D?
#7D784D is a medium, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 49% red, 47% green and 30% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 38% yellow and 51% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #7D784D?
Use black text. Black on #7D784D has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #7D784D?
Its complementary colour is #4D527D, and analogous partners are #7D604D and #6A7D4D.