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#7c8607

a dark, electric yellow · warm · closest name: Olive

RGB
124, 134, 7
HSL
65°, 90%, 28%
CMYK
8, 0, 95, 48
Luminance
0.2135

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #7c8607 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#7c8607
Hue
65°
yellow
Saturation
90%
electric
Lightness
28%
dark
Brightness
53%
HSV value
Perceived
48%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.2135
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
29/100 cool
Color family
Yellow
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
5.27:1
Closest name
Olive
ΔE2000 3.2
Where it sits
Hue65° of 360°
Saturation90%
Lightness28%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool29% cool

Reads warm. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#7c8607
RGBrgb(124, 134, 7)
HSLhsl(65, 90%, 28%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 0%, 95%, 48%)
LABlab(53.3 -17.8 56.4)
LCHlch(53.3 59.1 107.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.592 0.132 114.9)
Decimal8160775
Display P3color(display-p3 0.486 0.525 0.027)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #7c8607;
background-color: #7c8607;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#7c8607] bg-[#7c8607]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #7c8607;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.486, green: 0.525, blue: 0.027)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#7c8607")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF7C8607)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(7, 134, 124)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #7c8607 · 5.27:1
Use #000000AA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 3.98:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 5.27:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #7c8607 as text scores 3.98:1 on white and 5.27:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#7c8607 on white: 3.98:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#7c8607 on black: 5.27:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #917F00
deuteranopia · #908019
tritanopia · #857D71

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #7c8607 is pinned to step 900; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FCFDF2
#F9FBE5
#F4F8C3
#F2F994
#EBF75F
#E4F42A
#D7E90C
#B4C20A
#909B08
#7c8607
#414607
Base = 900Lightest = 50 · #FCFDF2Darkest = 950 · #414607
:root {
  --brand-50: #FCFDF2;
  --brand-100: #F9FBE5;
  --brand-200: #F4F8C3;
  --brand-300: #F2F994;
  --brand-400: #EBF75F;
  --brand-500: #E4F42A;
  --brand-600: #D7E90C;
  --brand-700: #B4C20A;
  --brand-800: #909B08;
  --brand-900: #7c8607;
  --brand-950: #414607;
  --brand: #7c8607;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #7c8607

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#FAFAF4
Tinted page background
Border#E9EDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#959B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#041B89
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#707906
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FCFEE7
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#232414
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #7c8607

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Headings from 24px up on white
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Headers, footers and dark-mode surfaces
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Small text on white — under 4.5:1
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Black text placed on it
  • Thin strokes and 1px borders — they disappear on light UI
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#110786
Analogous left#865007
Analogous right#3C8607
Split-complement 1#073C86
Split-complement 2#500786
Triadic 1#077C86
Triadic 2#86077C
Tetradic#078650

RGB percentages

Red48.6%
Green52.5%
Blue2.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan7.5%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow94.8%
Key (black)47.5%

Color previews

#7c8607 text on a black background

contrast 5.27:1

Card sample

#7c8607 text on a white background

contrast 3.98:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #7c8607;
Background color
Panel with #7c8607 background
background-color: #7c8607;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #7c8607;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(124, 134, 7, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(124, 134, 7, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #7c8607;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7c8607, #278607);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #7c8607

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#7c8607 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
RetailLeisureEnergyWarning systems
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#7c8607, answered

What color is #7c8607?

#7c8607 is a dark electric yellow, closest to Olive (ΔE2000 3.2). It sits at 65° on the hue wheel with 90% saturation and 28% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #7c8607?

rgb(124, 134, 7) — 124 red, 134 green and 7 blue out of 255, or 48.6% / 52.5% / 2.7% by channel.

Is #7c8607 a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.2135 and perceived brightness is 48%, so black text on it reaches 5.27:1.

Should I use black or white text on #7c8607?

Black. It scores 5.27:1 against #7c8607, versus 3.98:1 for white — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #7c8607?

#110786 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #073C86 and #500786, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #7c8607?

For interface work: #FAFAF4 as the surface, #E9EDC0 for borders, #959B4B for secondary text, #041B89 as an accent and #707906 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #865007 and #3C8607 stays calm, while #110786 is the loudest partner.

What is #7c8607 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(8%, 0%, 95%, 48%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #7c8607 warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 29 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #866107; nudged cooler, #4E8706.

Work with #7c8607 in the Color Lab