Palettes / Colors / #A67502
#A67502 — Vivid Yellow
#A67502 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 #A67502 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.
#A67502 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 #0233A7; it also sits naturally between #A72302 and #86A702. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #A67502 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 166, 117, 2 |
| HSL | 42°, 98%, 33% |
| HSV | 42°, 99%, 65% |
| CMYK | 0%, 30%, 99%, 35% |
| XYZ | 22.10, 20.83, 2.91 |
| Yxy | 20.83, 0.4820, 0.4544 |
| CIE-Lab | 52.77, 11.04, 58.74 |
| Hunter Lab | 45.64, 9.12, 26.67 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 65% · Green 46% · Blue 1%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 30% · Yellow 99% · Key 35%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #A67502
.text { color: #A67502; }
.background { background-color: #A67502; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A67502; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(166, 117, 2); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(42, 98%, 33%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A67502; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(166, 117, 2, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A67502; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(166, 117, 2, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#A67502">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A67502">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #0233A7:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 4.06:1 AA large only |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 5.17:1 AA |
Best text color on #A67502: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A67502
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #A67502: ·
How #A67502 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 #A67502 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #A67502?
#A67502 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 166, 117, 2). Its closest standard named color is DarkGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #A67502?
#A67502 is RGB 166, 117, 2 — HSL 42°, 98%, 33% — CMYK 0%, 30%, 99%, 35%.
What colors go with #A67502?
Its complement is #0233A7; analogous partners are #A72302 and #86A702. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #A67502 for text?
Black text on #A67502 has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.06:1.