#72872D

Closest named color: Khaki Green (#728639). oklch(58.8% 0.118 121.4), rgb(114, 135, 45).

Black text reads best on this color (5.21:1).

About this color

#72872D is a medium-dark, moderately saturated yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 59%, its chroma 0.118 and its hue 121°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Khaki Green (#728639), ΔE 0.012 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.21:1.

Hue family	Yellows
Lightness	medium-dark (59%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.118)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Khaki Green (#728639)
Black text	5.21:1
White text	4.02:1

Values

HEX	#72872D
RGB	rgb(114, 135, 45)
HSL	hsl(74, 50%, 35%)
OKLCH	oklch(58.8% 0.118 121.4)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #72872D	4.02:1	AA large text	Lc -72.9	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #72872D	5.21:1	AA	Lc 36.7	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#72872D text on white	4.02:1	AA large text	Lc 67.4	Content text, not long reading
#72872D text on black	5.21:1	AA	Lc -34.2	Non-text elements, placeholder text

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 600.

Step 50
50

#F4F6F1

oklch(97% 0.007 124.4)
Step 100
100

#E8ECE0

oklch(93.7% 0.017 121.8)
Step 200
200

#D6DCC7

oklch(88.4% 0.029 120)
Step 300
300

#BBC6A1

oklch(80.8% 0.052 121)
Step 400
400

#98A96D

oklch(70.7% 0.084 121.5)
Step 500
500

#7F9344

oklch(63% 0.108 121.3)
Step 600
600 (this color)

#72872D

oklch(58.8% 0.118 121.4)
Step 700
700

#576A13

oklch(49.2% 0.11 121.7)
Step 800
800

#475614

oklch(42.6% 0.091 121.6)
Step 900
900

#3C4718

oklch(37.7% 0.071 121)
Step 950
950

#232A0F

oklch(27.1% 0.046 121.6)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#72872D with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#8F7F21	0.045
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#8D7F34	0.047
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#788075	0.100
Achromatopsia (no color)	#7F7F7F	0.118