Palettes / Colors / #99720E

#99720E — Vivid Yellow

#99720E is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Olive (#808000). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: olive (#808000) — not an exact match. CSS olive gives you #808000, a different color; use #99720E 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.

#99720E 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 #0E369A; it also sits naturally between #9A2D0E and #7C9A0E. 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 60% · Green 45% · Blue 5%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 91% · Key 40%

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

Previews

CSS code for #99720E

.text { color: #99720E; }
.background { background-color: #99720E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #99720E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(153, 114, 14); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(43, 83%, 33%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #99720E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(153, 114, 14, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #99720E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(153, 114, 14, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#99720E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#99720E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #0E369A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #99720E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #99720E

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 #99720E 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 #99720E 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

← #99720D  ·  #99720F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #99720E?

#99720E is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 153, 114, 14). Its closest standard named color is Olive.

What is the RGB and HSL of #99720E?

#99720E is RGB 153, 114, 14 — HSL 43°, 83%, 33% — CMYK 0%, 25%, 91%, 40%.

What colors go with #99720E?

Its complement is #0E369A; analogous partners are #9A2D0E and #7C9A0E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #99720E for text?

Black text on #99720E has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.40:1.