#726C16#726C16

#726C16 is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.102 H 105.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#726C16
RGB	rgb(114, 108, 22)
HSL	hsl(56, 68%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(56, 81%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 5.3%, 80.7%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.75, -7.92, 45.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.75, 45.87, 99.95°)
OKLab	oklab(52.1% -0.0269 0.0985)
OKLCH	oklch(52.1% 0.102 105.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.4474, 14.3609, 2.8752)
Luminance	0.1436 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#726C16 #161C72

analogous

#723E16 #726C16 #4A7216

triadic

#726C16 #16726C #6C1672

tetradic

#726C16 #16723E #161C72 #72164A

square

#726C16 #16723E #161C72 #72164A

split-complementary

#726C16 #164A72 #3E1672

monochromatic

#1A1805 #3F3B0C #726C16 #A59D20 #D6CB2C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#726C16 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#726C16 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #726C16

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##726C16	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##726C16	1.00	5.42	3.87	5.42
#FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#766802

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786B1D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7B645C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #726c16;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 108, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.102 105.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9e955b',
    500: '#726c16',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #726c16;
$custom-light: #9e955b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#726c16",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 56.087,
    "s": 67.647,
    "l": 26.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52096,
    "c": 0.10212,
    "h": 105.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1436
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#726C16

secondary

#3C43A8

accent

#49EB3D

background

#FAF9F5

surface

#F3F1E9

border

#CDCBC5

text

#0F0D04

muted

#7F7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #726C16

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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