Palettes / Colors / #818924

#818924 — Yellow

#818924 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 #818924 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.

#818924 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 #2D2489; it also sits naturally between #895F24 and #4E8924. 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 51% · Green 54% · Blue 14%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 74% · Key 46%

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

Previews

CSS code for #818924

.text { color: #818924; }
.background { background-color: #818924; }
.border { border: 3px solid #818924; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(129, 137, 36); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(65, 58%, 34%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #818924; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(129, 137, 36, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #818924; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(129, 137, 36, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#818924">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#818924">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #2D2489:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #818924: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #818924

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 #818924 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 #818924 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

← #818923  ·  #818925 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #818924?

#818924 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 129, 137, 36). Its closest standard named color is OliveDrab.

What is the RGB and HSL of #818924?

#818924 is RGB 129, 137, 36 — HSL 65°, 58%, 34% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 74%, 46%.

What colors go with #818924?

Its complement is #2D2489; analogous partners are #895F24 and #4E8924. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #818924 for text?

Black text on #818924 has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.79:1.