Palettes / Colors / #877331

#877331 — Muted Yellow

#877331 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 #877331 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.

#877331 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 #314587; it also sits naturally between #874831 and #708731. 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 53% · Green 45% · Blue 19%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 64% · Key 47%

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

Previews

CSS code for #877331

.text { color: #877331; }
.background { background-color: #877331; }
.border { border: 3px solid #877331; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(135, 115, 49); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(46, 47%, 36%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #877331; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(135, 115, 49, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #877331; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(135, 115, 49, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#877331">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#877331">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #314587:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #877331: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #877331

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 #877331 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 #877331 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 #877331?

#877331 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 135, 115, 49). Its closest standard named color is OliveDrab.

What is the RGB and HSL of #877331?

#877331 is RGB 135, 115, 49 — HSL 46°, 47%, 36% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 64%, 47%.

What colors go with #877331?

Its complement is #314587; analogous partners are #874831 and #708731. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #877331 for text?

White text on #877331 has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.53:1.