Palettes / Colors / #817841
#817841 — Muted Yellow
#817841 is a yellow color we call Muted 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 #817841 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.
#817841 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 #414981; it also sits naturally between #815841 and #698141. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #817841 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 129, 120, 65 |
| HSL | 52°, 33%, 38% |
| HSV | 52°, 50%, 51% |
| CMYK | 0%, 7%, 50%, 49% |
| XYZ | 16.72, 18.48, 7.69 |
| Yxy | 18.48, 0.3899, 0.4309 |
| CIE-Lab | 50.08, -4.63, 31.26 |
| Hunter Lab | 42.99, -3.55, 17.81 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 51% · Green 47% · Blue 25%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 50% · Key 49%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #817841
.text { color: #817841; }
.background { background-color: #817841; }
.border { border: 3px solid #817841; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(129, 120, 65); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(52, 33%, 38%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #817841; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(129, 120, 65, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #817841; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(129, 120, 65, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#817841">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#817841">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #414981:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 4.47:1 AA large only |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 4.70:1 AA |
Best text color on #817841: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #817841
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 #817841: ·
How #817841 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 #817841 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 #817841?
#817841 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 129, 120, 65). Its closest standard named color is OliveDrab.
What is the RGB and HSL of #817841?
#817841 is RGB 129, 120, 65 — HSL 52°, 33%, 38% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 50%, 49%.
What colors go with #817841?
Its complement is #414981; analogous partners are #815841 and #698141. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #817841 for text?
Black text on #817841 has a contrast ratio of 4.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.47:1.