Palettes / Colors / #68720D

#68720D — Deep Vivid Yellow

#68720D is a yellow color we call Deep Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Olive (#808000). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: olive (#808000) — not an exact match. CSS olive gives you #808000, a different color; use #68720D when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#68720D is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #170D73; it also sits naturally between #734A0D and #36730D. 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 41% · Green 45% · Blue 5%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 89% · Key 55%

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

Previews

CSS code for #68720D

.text { color: #68720D; }
.background { background-color: #68720D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #68720D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(104, 114, 13); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(66, 80%, 25%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #68720D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(104, 114, 13, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #68720D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(104, 114, 13, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#68720D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#68720D">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #170D73:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #68720D: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #68720D

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #68720D 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 #68720D 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

← #68720C  ·  #68720E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #68720D?

#68720D is Deep Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 104, 114, 13). Its closest standard named color is Olive.

What is the RGB and HSL of #68720D?

#68720D is RGB 104, 114, 13 — HSL 66°, 80%, 25% — CMYK 9%, 0%, 89%, 55%.

What colors go with #68720D?

Its complement is #170D73; analogous partners are #734A0D and #36730D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #68720D for text?

White text on #68720D has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.00:1.