Palettes / Colors / #8A8A42

#8A8A42 — Muted Yellow

#8A8A42 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 #8A8A42 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.

#8A8A42 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 #42428A; it also sits naturally between #8A6642 and #668A42. 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 54% · Blue 26%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 52% · Key 46%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8A8A42

.text { color: #8A8A42; }
.background { background-color: #8A8A42; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8A8A42; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(138, 138, 66); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 35%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8A8A42; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(138, 138, 66, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8A8A42; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(138, 138, 66, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8A8A42">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8A8A42">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #42428A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8A8A42: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8A8A42

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 #8A8A42 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 #8A8A42 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 #8A8A42?

#8A8A42 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 138, 138, 66). Its closest standard named color is OliveDrab.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8A8A42?

#8A8A42 is RGB 138, 138, 66 — HSL 60°, 35%, 40% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 52%, 46%.

What colors go with #8A8A42?

Its complement is #42428A; analogous partners are #8A6642 and #668A42. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8A8A42 for text?

Black text on #8A8A42 has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.62:1.