Palettes / Colors / #7E893D

#7E893D — Muted Yellow

#7E893D 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 #7E893D 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.

#7E893D 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 #493E89; it also sits naturally between #896F3E and #58893E. 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 49% · Green 54% · Blue 24%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 55% · Key 46%

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

Previews

CSS code for #7E893D

.text { color: #7E893D; }
.background { background-color: #7E893D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #7E893D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(126, 137, 61); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(69, 38%, 39%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #7E893D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(126, 137, 61, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #7E893D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(126, 137, 61, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#7E893D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#7E893D">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #493E89:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #7E893D: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #7E893D

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 #7E893D 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 #7E893D 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 #7E893D?

#7E893D is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 126, 137, 61). Its closest standard named color is OliveDrab.

What is the RGB and HSL of #7E893D?

#7E893D is RGB 126, 137, 61 — HSL 69°, 38%, 39% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 55%, 46%.

What colors go with #7E893D?

Its complement is #493E89; analogous partners are #896F3E and #58893E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #7E893D for text?

Black text on #7E893D has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.80:1.