#72722C#72722C

#72722C is a mid, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.092 H 109.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#72722C
RGB	rgb(114, 114, 44)
HSL	hsl(60, 44%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(60, 61%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 0%, 61.4%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.70, -9.97, 37.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.70, 39.12, 104.76°)
OKLab	oklab(53.71% -0.0302 0.087)
OKLCH	oklch(53.71% 0.092 109.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.4118, 15.7942, 4.7245)
Luminance	0.1579 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#72722C #2C2C72

analogous

#724F2C #72722C #4F722C

triadic

#72722C #2C7272 #722C72

tetradic

#72722C #2C724F #2C2C72 #722C4F

square

#72722C #2C724F #2C2C72 #722C4F

split-complementary

#72722C #2C4F72 #4F2C72

monochromatic

#1A1A0A #46461B #72722C #9E9E3D #BFBF59

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#72722C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#72722C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #72722C

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##72722C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##72722C	1.00	5.05	4.16	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B6D24

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C7030

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A6B63

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #72722c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 114, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.092 109.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9d9a68',
    500: '#72722c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #72722c;
$custom-light: #9d9a68;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#72722c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 60,
    "s": 44.304,
    "l": 30.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5371,
    "c": 0.09204,
    "h": 109.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15794
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#72722C

secondary

#5656A4

accent

#54D454

background

#F9F9F6

surface

#F2F2EB

border

#CCCCC6

text

#0E0E06

muted

#7E7E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #72722C

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

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