Palettes / Colors / #96880E

#96880E — Vivid Yellow

#96880E is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Olive (#808000). It belongs to the yellow family.

#96880E 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 #0E1B95; it also sits naturally between #95440E and #5F950E. 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 53% · Blue 5%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 91% · Key 41%

Previews

CSS code for #96880E

.text { color: #96880E; }
.background { background-color: #96880E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #96880E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(150, 136, 14); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(54, 83%, 32%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #96880E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(150, 136, 14, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #96880E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(150, 136, 14, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#96880E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#96880E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #96880E

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #0E1B95:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #96880E: #000000.

How #96880E 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 #96880E 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #96880E?

#96880E is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 150, 136, 14). Its closest standard named color is Olive.

What is the RGB and HSL of #96880E?

#96880E is RGB 150, 136, 14 — HSL 54°, 83%, 32% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 91%, 41%.

What colors go with #96880E?

Its complement is #0E1B95; analogous partners are #95440E and #5F950E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #96880E for text?

Black text on #96880E has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.61:1.