Palettes / Colors / #755201

#755201 — Deep Vivid Yellow

#755201 is a yellow color we call Deep Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color SaddleBrown (#8B4513). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: saddlebrown (#8B4513) — not an exact match. CSS saddlebrown gives you #8B4513, a different color; use #755201 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.

#755201 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 #012474; it also sits naturally between #741801 and #5D7401. 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 46% · Green 32% · Blue 0%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 30% · Yellow 99% · Key 54%

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

Previews

CSS code for #755201

.text { color: #755201; }
.background { background-color: #755201; }
.border { border: 3px solid #755201; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(117, 82, 1); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(42, 98%, 23%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #755201; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(117, 82, 1, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #755201; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(117, 82, 1, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#755201">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#755201">Div content here</div>

Shades of #755201

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #012474:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #755201: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #755201

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 #755201 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 #755201 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #755201?

#755201 is Deep Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 117, 82, 1). Its closest standard named color is SaddleBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #755201?

#755201 is RGB 117, 82, 1 — HSL 42°, 98%, 23% — CMYK 0%, 30%, 99%, 54%.

What colors go with #755201?

Its complement is #012474; analogous partners are #741801 and #5D7401. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #755201 for text?

White text on #755201 has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.96:1.