#769729
Closest named color: Dark Yellow Green (#728F02). oklch(63% 0.14 125), rgb(118, 151, 41).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.22:1).
About this color
#769729 is a medium-light, moderately saturated yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.140 and its hue 125°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dark Yellow Green (#728F02), ΔE 0.026 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.22:1.
| Hue family | Yellows |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.140) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Dark Yellow Green (#728F02) |
| Black text | 6.22:1 |
| White text | 3.37:1 |
Values
| HEX | #769729 |
| RGB | rgb(118, 151, 41) |
| HSL | hsl(78, 57%, 38%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63% 0.14 125) |
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 #769729 | 3.37:1 | AA large text | Lc -66.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #769729 | 6.22:1 | AA | Lc 43.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #769729 text on white | 3.37:1 | AA large text | Lc 61.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #769729 text on black | 6.22:1 | AA | Lc -40.7 | 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 500.
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Step 50
50
#F4F7F0
oklch(97.2% 0.01 125.7)
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Step 100
100
#E7ECDE
oklch(93.5% 0.019 122.8)
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Step 200
200
#D3DEC3
oklch(88.5% 0.038 125.3)
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Step 300
300
#B6C999
oklch(80.9% 0.068 125.4)
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Step 400
400
#91AD5E
oklch(70.8% 0.11 125.1)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#769729
oklch(63% 0.14 125)
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Step 600
600
#618000
oklch(55.5% 0.139 124.8)
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Step 700
700
#516C00
oklch(49.2% 0.123 125)
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Step 800
800
#425800
oklch(42.6% 0.107 124.6)
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Step 900
900
#374905
oklch(37.6% 0.09 124.5)
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Step 950
950
#202B07
oklch(27% 0.058 124.8)
#769729 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) | #9F8D15 | 0.060 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #9B8B33 | 0.064 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #7B9082 | 0.114 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8C8C8C | 0.140 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #769729
#769729
oklch(63% 0.14 125)
- #9D71CC
#9D71CC
oklch(63% 0.139 305)
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 #769729, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Dark Yellow Green #728F02 ΔE 0.026
- Flat Green #699D4C ΔE 0.030
- Olive Drab #6B8E23 ΔE 0.031
- Pea Soup #929901 ΔE 0.039
- Drab Green #749551 ΔE 0.039
- Muted Green #5FA052 ΔE 0.040
- Off Green #6BA353 ΔE 0.041
- Moss #769958 ΔE 0.044
Use #769729 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.