Information about #74842E color

#74842E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#74842E falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(116, 132, 46) — 45.5% red, 51.8% green, 18% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 6 / 0 / 34 / 48. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#74842E presents itself as a pleasantly vivid yellow — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Khaki Green (#728639). Slightly further away sit Pacifika (#778120) and Dirty Green (#667E2C).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(116, 132, 46)), which gives #74842E its character. On this background, black text reaches a 5.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.1:1. #74842E has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#74842E color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#74842E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#74842E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#5D6925

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#454F1B

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#2E3412

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Black

#000000

#74842E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#7B864A

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Grey

#808080

#74842E color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#84712E

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#842E2F

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#74842E 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.

Complementary color schemes
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#3E2E84
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#692E84
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#2E4A84
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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.

Analogous color scheme
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#84692E
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#74842E
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#2E7484
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#842E74
#842E74

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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#2E843E
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#3E2E84
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#842E74
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#2E8469
#2E8469

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#3E2E84
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#842E4A
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Nearest named colors to #74842E

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Khaki Green color link
Khaki Green

#728639

Pacifika color link
Pacifika

#778120

Dirty Green color link
Dirty Green

#667E2C

Swamp color link
Swamp

#698339

Kombi color link
Kombi

#838931

Pesto color link
Pesto

#7C7631

Siskin Sprout Yellow color link
Siskin Sprout Yellow

#7A942E

Olive Drab color link
Olive Drab

#6B8E23

Olivedrab color link
Olivedrab

#698B22

Crete color link
Crete

#77712B

Spanish Bistre color link
Spanish Bistre

#807532

Mossy Green color link
Mossy Green

#638B27

#74842E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#74842E
  • RGB116, 132, 46
  • CMYK6, 0, 34, 48
  • CSSrgb(116, 132, 46)
  • HSL71°, 48%, 35%
  • HSL Precise71.163°, 48.315%, 34.902%
  • HSV71°, 65%, 52%
  • HSB71°, 65%, 52%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.518
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.180
  • GLSLvec3(0.455, 0.518, 0.180)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.455, 0.518, 0.180, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.455, 0.518, 0.180)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB45.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB51.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB18%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID74842E
  • DECIMAL ID7636014
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers21 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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