Palettes / Colors / #809018
#809018 — Yellow
#809018 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color OliveDrab (#6B8E23). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: olivedrab (#6B8E23) — not an exact match. CSS olivedrab gives you #6B8E23, a different color; use #809018 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.
#809018 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 #281890; it also sits naturally between #906418 and #449018. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #809018 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 128, 144, 24 |
| HSL | 68°, 71%, 33% |
| HSV | 68°, 83%, 56% |
| CMYK | 11%, 0%, 83%, 44% |
| XYZ | 19.04, 24.60, 4.61 |
| Yxy | 24.60, 0.3946, 0.5099 |
| CIE-Lab | 56.69, -20.74, 55.62 |
| Hunter Lab | 49.60, -15.88, 27.53 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 50% · Green 56% · Blue 9%
Cyan 11% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 83% · Key 44%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #809018
.text { color: #809018; }
.background { background-color: #809018; }
.border { border: 3px solid #809018; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(128, 144, 24); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(68, 71%, 33%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #809018; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(128, 144, 24, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #809018; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(128, 144, 24, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#809018">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#809018">Div content here</div>
Shades of #809018
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Tones of #809018
Color harmonies
Complementary — #281890:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 3.55:1 AA large only |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 5.92:1 AA |
Best text color on #809018: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #809018
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #809018: ·
How #809018 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 #809018 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #809018?
#809018 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 128, 144, 24). Its closest standard named color is OliveDrab.
What is the RGB and HSL of #809018?
#809018 is RGB 128, 144, 24 — HSL 68°, 71%, 33% — CMYK 11%, 0%, 83%, 44%.
What colors go with #809018?
Its complement is #281890; analogous partners are #906418 and #449018. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #809018 for text?
Black text on #809018 has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.55:1.