Palettes / Colors / #A39C19

#A39C19 — Yellow

#A39C19 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 #A39C19 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.

#A39C19 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 #1920A3; it also sits naturally between #A35719 and #65A319. 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 64% · Green 61% · Blue 10%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 85% · Key 36%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A39C19

.text { color: #A39C19; }
.background { background-color: #A39C19; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A39C19; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(163, 156, 25); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(57, 73%, 37%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A39C19; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(163, 156, 25, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A39C19; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(163, 156, 25, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A39C19">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A39C19">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #1920A3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A39C19: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A39C19

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 #A39C19 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 #A39C19 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

← #A39C18  ·  #A39C1A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A39C19?

#A39C19 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 163, 156, 25). Its closest standard named color is DarkGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A39C19?

#A39C19 is RGB 163, 156, 25 — HSL 57°, 73%, 37% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 85%, 36%.

What colors go with #A39C19?

Its complement is #1920A3; analogous partners are #A35719 and #65A319. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A39C19 for text?

Black text on #A39C19 has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.87:1.