#73840E
Closest named color: Swamp Green (#748500). oklch(58% 0.131 118.5), rgb(115, 132, 14).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.03:1).
About this color
#73840E is a medium-dark, moderately saturated yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 58%, its chroma 0.131 and its hue 119°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Swamp Green (#748500), ΔE 0.005 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.03:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-dark (58%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.131) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Swamp Green (#748500) |
| Black text | 5.03:1 |
| White text | 4.17:1 |
Values
| HEX | #73840E |
| RGB | rgb(115, 132, 14) |
| HSL | hsl(69, 81%, 29%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58% 0.131 118.5) |
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 #73840E | 4.17:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #73840E | 5.03:1 | AA | Lc 35.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #73840E text on white | 4.17:1 | AA large text | Lc 68.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #73840E text on black | 5.03:1 | AA | Lc -33.1 | 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.
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Step 50
50
#F5F6F0
oklch(97.1% 0.008 114.2)
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Step 100
100
#E8ECDF
oklch(93.6% 0.018 120.7)
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Step 200
200
#D7DDC5
oklch(88.6% 0.033 118.5)
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Step 300
300
#BCC69C
oklch(80.8% 0.058 118.6)
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Step 400
400
#9AA964
oklch(70.7% 0.094 118.9)
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Step 500
500
#829335
oklch(63% 0.12 118.7)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#73840E
oklch(58% 0.131 118.5)
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Step 700
700
#5B6900
oklch(49.2% 0.115 118.5)
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Step 800
800
#4A5600
oklch(42.8% 0.1 118.6)
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Step 900
900
#3E470E
oklch(37.7% 0.078 118.2)
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Step 950
950
#242A0B
oklch(27.1% 0.05 119.1)
#73840E 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) | #8D7C00 | 0.043 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #8C7D1D | 0.044 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7B7C70 | 0.114 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7C7C7C | 0.132 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #73840E
#73840E
oklch(58% 0.131 118.5)
- #8566BD
#8566BD
oklch(57.9% 0.133 298.6)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #73840E, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Swamp Green #748500 ΔE 0.005
- Olive #808000 ΔE 0.020
- Mossy Green #638B27 ΔE 0.025
- Khaki Green #728639 ΔE 0.028
- Olive Drab #6B8E23 ΔE 0.028
- Moss Green #658B38 ΔE 0.029
- Swamp #698339 ΔE 0.031
- Murky Green #6C7A0E ΔE 0.032
Use #73840E in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.