#72721B#72721B

#72721B is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.105 H 109.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#72721B
RGBrgb(114, 114, 27)
HSLhsl(60, 62%, 28%)
HSVhsv(60, 76%, 45%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 76.3%, 55.3%)
CIE-LABlab(46.57, -11.05, 45.06)
CIE-LCHlch(46.57, 46.40, 103.78°)
OKLaboklab(53.56% -0.0351 0.0993)
OKLCHoklch(53.56% 0.105 109.5)
XYZxyz(13.1551, 15.6916, 3.3725)
Luminance0.1569 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyyellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#72721B #1B1B72
analogous
#72461B #72721B #46721B
triadic
#72721B #1B7272 #721B72
tetradic
#72721B #1B7246 #1B1B72 #721B46
square
#72721B #1B7246 #1B1B72 #721B46
split-complementary
#72721B #1B4672 #461B72
monochromatic
#191906 #41410F #72721B #A3A327 #D0D038

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07
#72721B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14
#72721B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #72721B
5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##72721B#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##72721B1.005.074.145.07
#FFFFFF5.071.0021.001.00
#0000004.1421.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.071.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#7C6D09
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D7022
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7B6A61
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #72721b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 114, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.105 109.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9d9a5f',
    500: '#72721b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #72721b;
$custom-light: #9d9a5f;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#72721b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 60,
    "s": 61.702,
    "l": 27.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53558,
    "c": 0.10532,
    "h": 109.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15691
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#72721B
secondary
#4242A7
accent
#43E543
background
#FAF9F5
surface
#F3F2E9
border
#CDCCC5
text
#0F0E05
muted
#7F7E79

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#72721B Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva