Information about #74721B color
Basic facts about this digital color
#74721B presents itself as a strongly colored sunny yellow — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Brown Green (#706C11). Slightly further away sit Olivetone (#747028) and Secret Garden (#6D6D26).
The recipe behind #74721B is rgb(116, 114, 27), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 5.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.2:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #74721B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#74721B color variations
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#74721B color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#74721B color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#74721B color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#74721B color hues
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#74721B color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #74721B color
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Nearest named colors to #74721B
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#706C11
#747028
#6D6D26
#778120
#77712B
#7D641D
#826A21
#6C7A0E
#806517
#636F22
#6F6C0A
#667028
#74721B color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#74721B
- RGB116, 114, 27
- CMYK0, 1, 35, 55
- CSSrgb(116, 114, 27)
- HSL59°, 62%, 28%
- HSL Precise58.652°, 62.238%, 28.039%
- HSV59°, 77%, 45%
- HSB59°, 77%, 45%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.455
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.447
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.106
- GLSLvec3(0.455, 0.447, 0.106)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.455, 0.447, 0.106, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.455, 0.447, 0.106)
- Percentage of Red in RGB45.5%
- Percentage of Green in RGB44.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB10.6%
- Color FamilyYellow
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID74721B
- DECIMAL ID7631387
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
