Palettes / Colors / #8B7204

#8B7204 — Vivid Yellow

#8B7204 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Olive (#808000). It belongs to the yellow family.

#8B7204 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 #041D8B; it also sits naturally between #8B2F04 and #608B04. 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 55% · Green 45% · Blue 2%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 97% · Key 45%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8B7204

.text { color: #8B7204; }
.background { background-color: #8B7204; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8B7204; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(139, 114, 4); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(49, 94%, 28%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8B7204; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(139, 114, 4, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8B7204; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(139, 114, 4, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8B7204">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8B7204">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #041D8B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8B7204: #FFFFFF.

How #8B7204 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 #8B7204 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 #8B7204?

#8B7204 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 139, 114, 4). Its closest standard named color is Olive.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8B7204?

#8B7204 is RGB 139, 114, 4 — HSL 49°, 94%, 28% — CMYK 0%, 18%, 97%, 45%.

What colors go with #8B7204?

Its complement is #041D8B; analogous partners are #8B2F04 and #608B04. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8B7204 for text?

White text on #8B7204 has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.51:1.