Palettes / Colors / #8A6E00

#8A6E00 — Deep Vivid Yellow

#8A6E00 is a yellow color we call Deep Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Olive (#808000). It belongs to the yellow family.

#8A6E00 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 #001C8A; it also sits naturally between #8A2900 and #608A00. 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 43% · Blue 0%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 100% · Key 46%

Previews

CSS code for #8A6E00

.text { color: #8A6E00; }
.background { background-color: #8A6E00; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8A6E00; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(138, 110, 0); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(48, 100%, 27%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8A6E00; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(138, 110, 0, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8A6E00; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(138, 110, 0, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8A6E00">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8A6E00">Div content here</div>

Shades of #8A6E00

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Tones of #8A6E00

Color harmonies

Complementary — #001C8A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8A6E00: #FFFFFF.

How #8A6E00 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 #8A6E00 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

← #8A6DFF  ·  #8A6E01 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #8A6E00?

#8A6E00 is Deep Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 138, 110, 0). Its closest standard named color is Olive.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8A6E00?

#8A6E00 is RGB 138, 110, 0 — HSL 48°, 100%, 27% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 100%, 46%.

What colors go with #8A6E00?

Its complement is #001C8A; analogous partners are #8A2900 and #608A00. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8A6E00 for text?

White text on #8A6E00 has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.31:1.