Palettes / Colors / #342B09

#342B09 — Dark Yellow

#342B09 is a yellow color we call Dark Yellow, closest to the named color Black (#000000). It belongs to the yellow family.

#342B09 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is deep enough for text, outlines and dark interface surfaces, and makes light colors glow next to it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #091234; it also sits naturally between #341509 and #283409. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 20% · Green 17% · Blue 4%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 17% · Yellow 83% · Key 80%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #342B09

.text { color: #342B09; }
.background { background-color: #342B09; }
.border { border: 3px solid #342B09; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(52, 43, 9); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(47, 70%, 12%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #342B09; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(52, 43, 9, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #342B09; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(52, 43, 9, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#342B09">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#342B09">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #091234:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #342B09: #FFFFFF.

How #342B09 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #342B09 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #342B08  ·  #342B0A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #342B09?

#342B09 is Dark Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 52, 43, 9). Its closest standard named color is Black.

What is the RGB and HSL of #342B09?

#342B09 is RGB 52, 43, 9 — HSL 47°, 70%, 12% — CMYK 0%, 17%, 83%, 80%.

What colors go with #342B09?

Its complement is #091234; analogous partners are #341509 and #283409. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #342B09 for text?

White text on #342B09 has a contrast ratio of 14.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.50:1.