Palettes / Colors / #787331

#787331 — Muted Yellow

#787331 is a yellow color we call Muted Yellow, closest to the named color OliveDrab (#6B8E23). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: olivedrab (#6B8E23) — not an exact match. CSS olivedrab gives you #6B8E23, a different color; use #787331 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#787331 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #313677; it also sits naturally between #774F31 and #597731. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 47% · Green 45% · Blue 19%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 59% · Key 53%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #787331

.text { color: #787331; }
.background { background-color: #787331; }
.border { border: 3px solid #787331; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(120, 115, 49); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(56, 42%, 33%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #787331; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(120, 115, 49, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #787331; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(120, 115, 49, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#787331">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#787331">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #313677:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #787331: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #787331

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #787331 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #787331 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #787331?

#787331 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 120, 115, 49). Its closest standard named color is OliveDrab.

What is the RGB and HSL of #787331?

#787331 is RGB 120, 115, 49 — HSL 56°, 42%, 33% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 59%, 53%.

What colors go with #787331?

Its complement is #313677; analogous partners are #774F31 and #597731. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #787331 for text?

White text on #787331 has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.30:1.