Palettes / Colors / #899331

#899331 — Muted Yellow

#899331 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 #899331 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.

#899331 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 #3A3091; it also sits naturally between #916B30 and #579130. 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 58% · Blue 19%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 67% · Key 42%

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

Previews

CSS code for #899331

.text { color: #899331; }
.background { background-color: #899331; }
.border { border: 3px solid #899331; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(137, 147, 49); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(66, 50%, 38%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #899331; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(137, 147, 49, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #899331; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(137, 147, 49, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#899331">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#899331">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #3A3091:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #899331: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #899331

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 #899331 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 #899331 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 #899331?

#899331 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 137, 147, 49). Its closest standard named color is OliveDrab.

What is the RGB and HSL of #899331?

#899331 is RGB 137, 147, 49 — HSL 66°, 50%, 38% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 67%, 42%.

What colors go with #899331?

Its complement is #3A3091; analogous partners are #916B30 and #579130. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #899331 for text?

Black text on #899331 has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.34:1.