Palettes / Colors / #9D760A

#9D760A — Vivid Yellow

#9D760A is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color DarkGoldenRod (#B8860B). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgoldenrod (#B8860B) — not an exact match. CSS darkgoldenrod gives you #B8860B, a different color; use #9D760A 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.

#9D760A 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 #0A329E; it also sits naturally between #9E2D0A and #7C9E0A. 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 62% · Green 46% · Blue 4%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 94% · Key 38%

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

Previews

CSS code for #9D760A

.text { color: #9D760A; }
.background { background-color: #9D760A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9D760A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(157, 118, 10); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(44, 88%, 33%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9D760A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(157, 118, 10, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9D760A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(157, 118, 10, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#9D760A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#9D760A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #0A329E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #9D760A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #9D760A

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 #9D760A 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 #9D760A 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

← #9D7609  ·  #9D760B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #9D760A?

#9D760A is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 157, 118, 10). Its closest standard named color is DarkGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #9D760A?

#9D760A is RGB 157, 118, 10 — HSL 44°, 88%, 33% — CMYK 0%, 25%, 94%, 38%.

What colors go with #9D760A?

Its complement is #0A329E; analogous partners are #9E2D0A and #7C9E0A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #9D760A for text?

Black text on #9D760A has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.18:1.