Palettes / Colors / #8A660A

#8A660A — Vivid Yellow

#8A660A is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Olive (#808000). It belongs to the yellow family.

#8A660A 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 #0A2E8A; it also sits naturally between #8A260A and #6E8A0A. 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 40% · Blue 4%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 93% · Key 46%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8A660A

.text { color: #8A660A; }
.background { background-color: #8A660A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8A660A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(138, 102, 10); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(43, 86%, 29%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8A660A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(138, 102, 10, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8A660A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(138, 102, 10, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8A660A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8A660A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #0A2E8A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8A660A: #FFFFFF.

How #8A660A 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 #8A660A 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 #8A660A?

#8A660A is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 138, 102, 10). Its closest standard named color is Olive.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8A660A?

#8A660A is RGB 138, 102, 10 — HSL 43°, 86%, 29% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 93%, 46%.

What colors go with #8A660A?

Its complement is #0A2E8A; analogous partners are #8A260A and #6E8A0A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8A660A for text?

White text on #8A660A has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.99:1.