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#72700A

#72700a ≈ Olive

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#72700a is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 43.92% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.75% magenta, 91.23% yellow and 55.29% black. Its hue angle is 58.85°, with 83.87% saturation and 24.31% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive (#808000), ΔE 6.36.

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Web safe#666600
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Relative luminance0.1519

Complementary

  1. #72700a
  2. #0a0c72

Split complementary

  1. #72700a
  2. #0a4072
  3. #3c0a72

Analogous

  1. #723c0a
  2. #72700a
  3. #40720a

Triadic

  1. #72700a
  2. #0a7270
  3. #700a72

Tetradic

  1. #72700a
  2. #0c720a
  3. #0a0c72
  4. #700a72

Square

  1. #72700a
  2. #0a723c
  3. #0a0c72
  4. #720a40

Monochromatic

  1. #131202
  2. #2c2b04
  3. #72700a
  4. #b8b510
  5. #ece829

Shades

#72700a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #72700a
  2. #676509
  3. #5b5a08
  4. #504e07
  5. #444306
  6. #393805
  7. #2e2d04
  8. #222203
  9. #171602
  10. #0b0b01
  11. #000000

Tints

#72700a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #72700a
  2. #807e23
  3. #8e8d3b
  4. #9c9b54
  5. #aaa96c
  6. #b9b885
  7. #c7c69d
  8. #d5d4b6
  9. #e3e2ce
  10. #f1f1e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#72700a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #72700a
  2. #737216
  3. #757322
  4. #76752d
  5. #787639
  6. #797845
  7. #7a7a51
  8. #7c7b5d
  9. #7d7d68
  10. #7f7e74
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f6e56 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7a6b00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7c6e16 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7b685f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #776d00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #786f12 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #786b4b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-72700a {
  color: #72700a;
}
Background
.bg-72700a {
  background-color: #72700a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-72700a {
  border: 2px solid #72700a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #72700a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 112 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 84% 24%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-72700a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #72700a, #40720a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-72700a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 112 10 / 0.35);
}

#808000 Olive ΔE 6.36 #556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 10.92 #568203 Avocado ΔE 11.64 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 12.97 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 13.06 #6c541e Field Drab ΔE 13.44 #4b5320 Army Green ΔE 13.78 #8d8ff5 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Olive
#72700a  rgb(114, 112, 10)  hsl(59, 84%, 24%)  Olive
#0a0c72  rgb(10, 12, 114)  hsl(239, 84%, 24%)  Navy
#0a7270  rgb(10, 114, 112)  hsl(179, 84%, 24%)  Myrtle Green
#700a72  rgb(112, 10, 114)  hsl(299, 84%, 24%)  Purple