Palettes / Colors / #89971B

#89971B — Yellow

#89971B is a yellow color we call 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 #89971B 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.

#89971B 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 #291B98; it also sits naturally between #98681B and #4B981B. 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 59% · Blue 11%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 82% · Key 41%

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

Previews

CSS code for #89971B

.text { color: #89971B; }
.background { background-color: #89971B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #89971B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(137, 151, 27); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(67, 70%, 35%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #89971B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(137, 151, 27, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #89971B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(137, 151, 27, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#89971B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#89971B">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #291B98:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #89971B: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #89971B

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 #89971B 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 #89971B 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 #89971B?

#89971B is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 137, 151, 27). Its closest standard named color is OliveDrab.

What is the RGB and HSL of #89971B?

#89971B is RGB 137, 151, 27 — HSL 67°, 70%, 35% — CMYK 9%, 0%, 82%, 41%.

What colors go with #89971B?

Its complement is #291B98; analogous partners are #98681B and #4B981B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #89971B for text?

Black text on #89971B has a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.23:1.