Palettes / Colors / #73691C

#73691C — Yellow

#73691C is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color DarkOliveGreen (#556B2F). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkolivegreen (#556B2F) — not an exact match. CSS darkolivegreen gives you #556B2F, a different color; use #73691C 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.

#73691C 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 #1C2673; it also sits naturally between #733D1C and #52731C. 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 45% · Green 41% · Blue 11%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 76% · Key 55%

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

Previews

CSS code for #73691C

.text { color: #73691C; }
.background { background-color: #73691C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #73691C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(115, 105, 28); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(53, 61%, 28%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #73691C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(115, 105, 28, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #73691C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(115, 105, 28, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#73691C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#73691C">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #1C2673:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #73691C: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #73691C

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 #73691C 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 #73691C 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

← #73691B  ·  #73691D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #73691C?

#73691C is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 115, 105, 28). Its closest standard named color is DarkOliveGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #73691C?

#73691C is RGB 115, 105, 28 — HSL 53°, 61%, 28% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 76%, 55%.

What colors go with #73691C?

Its complement is #1C2673; analogous partners are #733D1C and #52731C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #73691C for text?

White text on #73691C has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.77:1.