Palettes / Colors / #89751A

#89751A — Yellow

#89751A is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color Olive (#808000). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: olive (#808000) — not an exact match. CSS olive gives you #808000, a different color; use #89751A 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.

#89751A is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #1A2E89; it also sits naturally between #893D1A and #66891A. 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 54% · Green 46% · Blue 10%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 81% · Key 46%

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

Previews

CSS code for #89751A

.text { color: #89751A; }
.background { background-color: #89751A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #89751A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(137, 117, 26); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(49, 68%, 32%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #89751A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(137, 117, 26, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #89751A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(137, 117, 26, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#89751A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#89751A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #89751A

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Tones of #89751A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #1A2E89:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #89751A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #89751A

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 #89751A 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 #89751A 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

← #897519  ·  #89751B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #89751A?

#89751A is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 137, 117, 26). Its closest standard named color is Olive.

What is the RGB and HSL of #89751A?

#89751A is RGB 137, 117, 26 — HSL 49°, 68%, 32% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 81%, 46%.

What colors go with #89751A?

Its complement is #1A2E89; analogous partners are #893D1A and #66891A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #89751A for text?

Black text on #89751A has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.54:1.