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#74700A

#74700a ≈ Olive

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#74700a is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.49% red, 43.92% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.45% magenta, 91.38% yellow and 54.51% black. Its hue angle is 57.74°, with 84.13% saturation and 24.71% 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 5.17:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive (#808000), ΔE 6.27.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666600
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Relative luminance0.1532

Complementary

  1. #74700a
  2. #0a0e74

Split complementary

  1. #74700a
  2. #0a4374
  3. #3b0a74

Analogous

  1. #743b0a
  2. #74700a
  3. #43740a

Triadic

  1. #74700a
  2. #0a7470
  3. #700a74

Tetradic

  1. #74700a
  2. #0e740a
  3. #0a0e74
  4. #700a74

Square

  1. #74700a
  2. #0a743b
  3. #0a0e74
  4. #740a43

Monochromatic

  1. #131202
  2. #2e2c04
  3. #74700a
  4. #bab410
  5. #ede52a

Shades

#74700a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #74700a
  2. #686509
  3. #5d5a08
  4. #514e07
  5. #464306
  6. #3a3805
  7. #2e2d04
  8. #232203
  9. #171602
  10. #0c0b01
  11. #000000

Tints

#74700a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #74700a
  2. #827e23
  3. #908d3b
  4. #9e9b54
  5. #aca96c
  6. #bab885
  7. #c7c69d
  8. #d5d4b6
  9. #e3e2ce
  10. #f1f1e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#74700a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #74700a
  2. #757216
  3. #767322
  4. #78752d
  5. #797639
  6. #7a7845
  7. #7b7a51
  8. #7c7b5d
  9. #7e7d68
  10. #7f7e74
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #706e56 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7b6b00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7c6f16 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7d685f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #786d00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #796f12 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7a6b4b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-74700a {
  color: #74700a;
}
Background
.bg-74700a {
  background-color: #74700a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-74700a {
  border: 2px solid #74700a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #74700a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 116 112 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 84% 25%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-74700a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #74700a, #43740a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-74700a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(116 112 10 / 0.35);
}

#808000 Olive ΔE 6.27 #556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 11.44 #568203 Avocado ΔE 12.20 #6c541e Field Drab ΔE 13.18 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 13.42 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 13.55 #4b5320 Army Green ΔE 14.11 #8b8ff5 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Olive
#74700a  rgb(116, 112, 10)  hsl(58, 84%, 25%)  Olive
#0a0e74  rgb(10, 14, 116)  hsl(238, 84%, 25%)  Midnight Blue
#0a7470  rgb(10, 116, 112)  hsl(178, 84%, 25%)  Pine Green
#700a74  rgb(112, 10, 116)  hsl(298, 84%, 25%)  Purple