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#726903 Color

#726903 is rgb(114, 105, 3) in RGB, hsl(55, 95%, 23%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 8%, 97%, 55%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Olive (#808000), visibly different at ΔE 12.07. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#726903
HEX#726903
RGBrgb(114, 105, 3)
HSLhsl(55, 95%, 23%)
HSVhsv(55, 97%, 45%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 8%, 97%, 55%)
OKLCHoklch(51.3% 0.107 103.6)
LABlab(44.06% -3.86 49.03)
LCHlch(44.06% 49.18 94.50)

What #726903 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #726903, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#726903 Channel Values

How #726903 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 114 · G 105 · B 38-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 55° · S 95% · L 23%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 55° · S 97% · V 45%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 8% · Y 97% · K 55%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.62:1 vs white · 3.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #726903 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #726903

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #726903; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #726903

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How #726903 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#726903
Protanopia#6B6B03
Protanomaly#6E6A03
Deuteranopia#6C6C01
Deuteranomaly#6E6B02
Tritanopia#786363
Tritanomaly#75654D
Achromatopsia#676767

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #726903 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-726903: #726903;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #726903;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-726903': '#726903' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.447, green: 0.412, blue: 0.012)
Android XML<color name="color_726903">#726903</color>
SVG fillfill="#726903"

More Yellow Colors

#726903 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#726903 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #726903?

#726903 is a dark yellow — rgb(114, 105, 3) in RGB and hsl(55, 95%, 23%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Olive (#808000), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 12.07.

What is the RGB value of #726903?

#726903 is rgb(114, 105, 3) — red 114, green 105, and blue 3 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #726903?

#726903 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 8%, 97%, 55%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #726903 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #726903 scores 5.62:1 against white and 3.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #726903 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #726903 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is olive (#808000) at a CIE76 distance of 12.07, which is visibly different.

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