Palettes / Colors / #80902A

#80902A — Yellow

#80902A 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 #80902A 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.

#80902A is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #38298E; it also sits naturally between #8E6B29 and #4D8E29. 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 50% · Green 56% · Blue 16%

Cyan 11% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 71% · Key 44%

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

Previews

CSS code for #80902A

.text { color: #80902A; }
.background { background-color: #80902A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #80902A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(128, 144, 42); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(69, 55%, 36%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #80902A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(128, 144, 42, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #80902A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(128, 144, 42, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#80902A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#80902A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #38298E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #80902A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #80902A

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 #80902A 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 #80902A 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

← #809029  ·  #80902B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #80902A?

#80902A is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 128, 144, 42). Its closest standard named color is OliveDrab.

What is the RGB and HSL of #80902A?

#80902A is RGB 128, 144, 42 — HSL 69°, 55%, 36% — CMYK 11%, 0%, 71%, 44%.

What colors go with #80902A?

Its complement is #38298E; analogous partners are #8E6B29 and #4D8E29. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #80902A for text?

Black text on #80902A has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.54:1.