Color swatch image showing #704202 with RGB(112,66,2) values
Color swatch image showing #704202 with RGB(112,66,2) values

#704202 Color Meaning and Information

Everything you need to know about #704202 including values, color harmonies, shades, meanings, and applications in design, branding, and everyday visuals.

#704202 Color Information

#704202 RGB value is (112, 66, 2). The hex color red value is 112, green is 66, and blue is 2. Its HSL format shows a hue of 35°, saturation of 96 percent, and lightness of 22 percent. The CMYK process values are 0 percent, 41 percent, 98 percent, 56 percent.

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#704202 Color Meaning

Color #704202 signifies primal nourishment, earth-rooted comfort, and unrefined authenticity. Color #704202 is a deep, warm brown that mirrors unsweetened cacao—bitter, rich, and undiluted. Unlike milk #704202 tones, #704202 carries no compromise; unlike coffee browns, #704202 feels edible. In food psychology, #704202 hue increases perceived richness and artisanal quality, especially in premium baking, craft #704202, and organic goods. Environmental studies show #704202 evokes feelings of safety and satiety, likely due to universal associations with sustenance. In design, color #704202 functions as a grounding anchor in warm palettes. #704202 provides excellent contrast against cream or sage, making #704202 ideal for packaging, book covers, and café branding. Digital use is strong in dark-mode interfaces, where #704202 reduces glare while maintaining warmth. Print reproduction is excellent across all stocks, particularly uncoated papers that enhance its tactile feel. Consumer testing reveals higher perceived value for products using color #704202 versus lighter browns. Culturally, color #704202 reflects nourishment as ritual—shared bowls, slow roasting, ancestral recipes. #704202 appears in fair-trade branding, ceramic design, and culinary storytelling as a symbol of integrity through origin. Spiritually, #704202 connects to the root chakra’s sustaining mode: stability that feeds. Designers use color #704202 when they want to signal authenticity without pretense. Its comfort is deep, not shallow.

Color Conversion

Convert #704202 across different color models and formats. These conversions help designers work seamlessly between digital and print media, ensuring this color maintains its intended appearance across RGB screens, CMYK printers, and HSL color manipulations.

HEX
#704202
RGB
rgb(112, 66, 2)
HSL
hsl(35°, 96%, 22%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 41%, 98%, 56%)
HSV
hsv(35°, 98%, 44%)
XYZ
8.6413 7.3456 1.0198
Yxy
7.3456 0.5081 0.4319
Hunter Lab
27.1028 0.4182 0.5575
CIE-Lab
32.5810 15.4268 41.6018

RGB Values & CMYK Values

RGB Values

Red112 / 255 (44%)
44%
Green66 / 255 (26%)
26%
Blue2 / 255 (1%)

CMYK Values

Cyan0 / 100 (0%)
Magenta41 / 100 (41%)
41%
Yellow98 / 100 (98%)
98%
Key (Black)56 / 100 (56%)
56%

Color Variations

#704202 harmonies come to life through carefully balanced shades, tints, and tones, giving this color depth and flexibility across light and dark variations. Shades add richness, tints bring an airy softness, and tones soften intensity, making it easy to pair in clean, modern palettes.

Color Harmonies

#704202 harmonies create beautiful relationships with other colors based on their position on the color wheel. Each harmony type offers unique design possibilities, enabling cohesive and visually appealing color schemes.

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the color wheel (30° apart)

Complementary

Colors opposite on the color wheel (180° apart)

Split Complementary

Three colors using one base hue and the two hues beside its opposite

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced (120° apart)

Tetradic

Four colors forming a rectangle on the wheel

Square

Four colors evenly spaced (90° apart)

Double Split

Four colors formed from two base hues and the colors next to their opposites

Monochromatic

Variations of a single hue

Contrast Checker

(WCAG 2.1) Test #704202 for accessibility compliance against white and black backgrounds. Proper contrast ensures this color remains readable and usable for all audiences, meeting WCAG 2.1 standards for both normal and large text applications.

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#704202

Sample Text

This is how your text will look with these colors.

Large Text (18pt+)

8.51:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Normal Text

8.51:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

UI Components

8.51:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Color Blindness Simulator

See how #704202 appears to people with different types of color vision deficiencies. These simulations help create more inclusive designs that consider how this color is perceived across various visual abilities.

Normal Vision

#704202

protanopia

#5c5c11

Note: These simulations are approximations. Actual color vision deficiency varies by individual.

CSS Examples

Background Color

background-color: #704202;

Text Color

color: #704202;

Sample Text

Border Color

border: 2px solid #704202;

Box Shadow

box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #70420240;

Text Shadow

text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px #704202;

Sample Text

Gradient

background: linear-gradient(135deg, #704202 0%, #472a01 100%);

#704202 Color FAQs

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