Palettes / Colors / #897701

#897701 — Deep Vivid Yellow

#897701 is a yellow color we call Deep Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Olive (#808000). It belongs to the yellow family.

#897701 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 #011389; it also sits naturally between #893301 and #578901. 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 47% · Blue 0%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 99% · Key 46%

Previews

CSS code for #897701

.text { color: #897701; }
.background { background-color: #897701; }
.border { border: 3px solid #897701; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(137, 119, 1); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(52, 99%, 27%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #897701; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(137, 119, 1, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #897701; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(137, 119, 1, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#897701">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#897701">Div content here</div>

Shades of #897701

Tints of #897701

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #011389:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #897701: #000000.

How #897701 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 #897701 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #897700  ·  #897702 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #897701?

#897701 is Deep Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 137, 119, 1). Its closest standard named color is Olive.

What is the RGB and HSL of #897701?

#897701 is RGB 137, 119, 1 — HSL 52°, 99%, 27% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 99%, 46%.

What colors go with #897701?

Its complement is #011389; analogous partners are #893301 and #578901. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #897701 for text?

Black text on #897701 has a contrast ratio of 4.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.47:1.