Palettes / Colors / #A1981E

#A1981E — Yellow

#A1981E is a yellow color we call 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 #A1981E 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.

#A1981E 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 #1D269F; it also sits naturally between #9F561D and #679F1D. 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 63% · Green 60% · Blue 12%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 81% · Key 37%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A1981E

.text { color: #A1981E; }
.background { background-color: #A1981E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A1981E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(161, 152, 30); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(56, 69%, 37%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A1981E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(161, 152, 30, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A1981E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(161, 152, 30, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A1981E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A1981E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A1981E

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #1D269F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A1981E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A1981E

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 #A1981E 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 #A1981E 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

← #A1981D  ·  #A1981F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A1981E?

#A1981E is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 161, 152, 30). Its closest standard named color is DarkGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A1981E?

#A1981E is RGB 161, 152, 30 — HSL 56°, 69%, 37% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 81%, 37%.

What colors go with #A1981E?

Its complement is #1D269F; analogous partners are #9F561D and #679F1D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A1981E for text?

Black text on #A1981E has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.99:1.