Palettes / Colors / #84792D

#84792D — Muted Yellow

#84792D 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 #84792D 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.

#84792D 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 #2E3985; it also sits naturally between #854E2E and #65852E. 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 52% · Green 47% · Blue 18%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 66% · Key 48%

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

Previews

CSS code for #84792D

.text { color: #84792D; }
.background { background-color: #84792D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #84792D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(132, 121, 45); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(52, 49%, 35%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #84792D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(132, 121, 45, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #84792D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(132, 121, 45, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#84792D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#84792D">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #2E3985:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #84792D: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #84792D

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 #84792D 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 #84792D 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 #84792D?

#84792D is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 132, 121, 45). Its closest standard named color is OliveDrab.

What is the RGB and HSL of #84792D?

#84792D is RGB 132, 121, 45 — HSL 52°, 49%, 35% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 66%, 48%.

What colors go with #84792D?

Its complement is #2E3985; analogous partners are #854E2E and #65852E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #84792D for text?

Black text on #84792D has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.42:1.