Color #74775C Color / Colour Code #74775C
This page shows the hex color code for color #74775c (#74775C). The colour is a yellow tone with 13% saturation and 41% lightness. Explore its conversions, colour palettes, gradients, accessibility data, and CSS code below.
Color Conversions
Accessibility Contrast
WCAG contrast ratios for #74775C against common backgrounds.
Complementary Colors
#74775C paired with its color wheel opposite for maximum contrast.
Analogous Colors
Hues at 37, 67, and 97 degrees for harmonious combinations.
Triadic Palette
Three colors at 67, 187, and 307 degrees.
Color Palettes Using #74775C
Five shades at lightness levels 15% through 85% while keeping hue at 67 and saturation at 13%. Use the darkest shade for text and the lightest for backgrounds to build a cohesive single-hue design system.
Adjacent hues from 67 to 112 degrees create a warm, unified palette. This analogous scheme works for marketing materials, seasonal campaigns, and any design that needs visual warmth without clashing colors.
Combines the base color at hue 67 with its complement at 247 and two adjacent cool tones. This split-complementary approach provides strong visual contrast while remaining more balanced than a pure complementary scheme.
Five evenly spaced hues at 40% saturation and 80% lightness. Pastels are gentle on the eyes and work well for dashboards, onboarding screens, category tags, and any interface where multiple distinct colors are needed without visual aggression.
Shades & Tints of #74775C
Lightness variations at hue 67 and 13% saturation.
CSS Gradients with #74775C
Design Use Cases for #74775C
Muted Accent Color
With 13% saturation, #74775C has a subtle, sophisticated quality. This level of desaturation works well for secondary buttons, inactive states, subtle borders, and backgrounds that need a hint of color without being distracting. Muted colors communicate restraint and professionalism.
Primary Interface Color
At 41% lightness, #74775C is in the mid-range, making it ideal for interactive elements like buttons, links, and selected states. This lightness level ensures good contrast against both light and dark adjacent elements in most layouts.
Attention & Optimism
#74775C is in the yellow spectrum (hue 67). Yellow attracts attention faster than any other color. Use it for warning labels, featured content markers, star ratings, and tooltip backgrounds. Pair with dark text since yellow often fails contrast checks against white.
Gradient Pairing
Create a gradient from #74775C (hue 67) to its complement at hue 247. For a subtler effect, try pairing with an analogous color at hue 97. Use CSS: background: linear-gradient(135deg, #74775c, #5e5b76);
CSS Code for #74775C
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About Color #74775C (#74775C)
#74775C is a yellow color (colour) with RGB channel values of 116 red, 119 green, and 92 blue. The green channel is dominant with a relatively balanced channel distribution. In HSL terms, the hue sits at 67 degrees with 13% saturation and 41% lightness, placing it in the neutral-to-cool range of the colour spectrum.
The perceived brightness of #74775C is 115/255 using the ITU-R BT.601 luma formula (0.299R + 0.587G + 0.114B). This appears dark to the human eye, so pair it with light text for adequate readability. For print production, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow, and 53% key (black).
The WCAG contrast ratio of #74775C against white is 4.63:1 and against black is 4.54:1. This meets the AA requirement (4.5:1) for normal text on white. For AAA compliance, consider darkening to at least 29% lightness.
The complementary colour #5E5B76 creates maximum visual tension when paired with #74775C. For more harmonious color combinations, use the analogous colours #766C5B and #65765B, which sit 30 degrees on either side of the hue wheel. To build a complete design system, start with the monochromatic scale above for consistent shade variations, then add one complementary or triadic accent for interactive elements.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What color / colour is #74775C?
- #74775C is Color #74775C, a yellow color (colour) with RGB(116, 119, 92), HSL(67, 13%, 41%), and CMYK(3%, 0%, 23%, 53%). Its perceived brightness is 115/255.
- Is #74775C accessible for text?
- Against white, #74775C has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 (passes AA for normal text). Against black, it has 4.54:1 (passes AA). Use the contrast checker tool for custom background pairings.
- What colours pair well with #74775C?
- The complementary colour is #5E5B76 (hue 247). For subtle color combinations, use analogous colours #766C5B and #65765B. The triadic palette adds #5B7376 and #765B73 for vibrant variety.
- How do I use #74775C in CSS?
- Use any format: color: #74775c; or rgb(116, 119, 92); or hsl(67, 13%, 41%). For CSS custom properties: --color-primary: 67 13% 41%; then use it as hsl(var(--color-primary)).
- Is this color / colour explorer free?
- Yes, completely free with no signup required. All colour calculations run in your browser. You can explore any valid hex color code, not just the pre-generated palette.