Palettes / Colors / #697B05

#697B05 — Deep Vivid Yellow

#697B05 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 #697B05 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.

#697B05 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 #17057A; it also sits naturally between #7A5105 and #2E7A05. 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 48% · Blue 2%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 96% · Key 52%

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

Previews

CSS code for #697B05

.text { color: #697B05; }
.background { background-color: #697B05; }
.border { border: 3px solid #697B05; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(105, 123, 5); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(69, 92%, 25%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #697B05; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(105, 123, 5, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #697B05; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(105, 123, 5, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#697B05">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#697B05">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #17057A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #697B05: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #697B05

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 #697B05 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 #697B05 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

← #697B04  ·  #697B06 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #697B05?

#697B05 is Deep Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 105, 123, 5). Its closest standard named color is Olive.

What is the RGB and HSL of #697B05?

#697B05 is RGB 105, 123, 5 — HSL 69°, 92%, 25% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 96%, 52%.

What colors go with #697B05?

Its complement is #17057A; analogous partners are #7A5105 and #2E7A05. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #697B05 for text?

White text on #697B05 has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.44:1.