Palettes / Colors / #8A7919

#8A7919 — Yellow

#8A7919 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color Olive (#808000). It belongs to the yellow family.

#8A7919 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 #192A8A; it also sits naturally between #8A4119 and #628A19. 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 10%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 82% · Key 46%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8A7919

.text { color: #8A7919; }
.background { background-color: #8A7919; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8A7919; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(138, 121, 25); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(51, 69%, 32%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8A7919; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(138, 121, 25, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8A7919; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(138, 121, 25, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8A7919">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8A7919">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #192A8A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8A7919: #000000.

How #8A7919 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 #8A7919 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 #8A7919?

#8A7919 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 138, 121, 25). Its closest standard named color is Olive.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8A7919?

#8A7919 is RGB 138, 121, 25 — HSL 51°, 69%, 32% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 82%, 46%.

What colors go with #8A7919?

Its complement is #192A8A; analogous partners are #8A4119 and #628A19. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8A7919 for text?

Black text on #8A7919 has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.35:1.