Palettes / Colors / #968136

#968136 — Muted Yellow

#968136 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 #968136 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.

#968136 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 #364B96; it also sits naturally between #965136 and #7B9636. 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 59% · Green 51% · Blue 21%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 64% · Key 41%

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

Previews

CSS code for #968136

.text { color: #968136; }
.background { background-color: #968136; }
.border { border: 3px solid #968136; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(150, 129, 54); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(47, 47%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #968136; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(150, 129, 54, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #968136; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(150, 129, 54, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#968136">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#968136">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #364B96:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #968136: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #968136

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 #968136 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 #968136 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 #968136?

#968136 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 150, 129, 54). Its closest standard named color is OliveDrab.

What is the RGB and HSL of #968136?

#968136 is RGB 150, 129, 54 — HSL 47°, 47%, 40% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 64%, 41%.

What colors go with #968136?

Its complement is #364B96; analogous partners are #965136 and #7B9636. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #968136 for text?

Black text on #968136 has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.83:1.