Palettes / Colors / #828131

#828131 — Muted Yellow

#828131 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 #828131 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.

#828131 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 #313281; it also sits naturally between #815831 and #5B8131. 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 51% · Blue 19%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 62% · Key 49%

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

Previews

CSS code for #828131

.text { color: #828131; }
.background { background-color: #828131; }
.border { border: 3px solid #828131; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(130, 129, 49); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(59, 45%, 35%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #828131; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(130, 129, 49, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #828131; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(130, 129, 49, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#828131">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#828131">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #313281:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #828131: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #828131

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 #828131 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 #828131 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 #828131?

#828131 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 130, 129, 49). Its closest standard named color is OliveDrab.

What is the RGB and HSL of #828131?

#828131 is RGB 130, 129, 49 — HSL 59°, 45%, 35% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 62%, 49%.

What colors go with #828131?

Its complement is #313281; analogous partners are #815831 and #5B8131. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #828131 for text?

Black text on #828131 has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.09:1.