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#A67A03 — Vivid Yellow

#A67A03 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 #A67A03 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.

#A67A03 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 #032EA5; it also sits naturally between #A52903 and #7FA503. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#A67A03 · RGB 166, 122, 3

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Color values

HEX#A67A03
RGB166, 122, 3
HSL44°, 96%, 33%
HSV44°, 98%, 65%
CMYK0%, 27%, 98%, 35%
XYZ22.70, 22.03, 3.14
Yxy22.03, 0.4742, 0.4602
CIE-Lab54.06, 8.24, 59.45
Hunter Lab46.94, 6.80, 27.35

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 65% · Green 48% · Blue 1%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 98% · Key 35%

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

Previews

Sample text in #A67A03 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #A67A03 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #A67A03

.text { color: #A67A03; }
.background { background-color: #A67A03; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A67A03; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(166, 122, 3); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(44, 96%, 33%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A67A03; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(166, 122, 3, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A67A03; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(166, 122, 3, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A67A03">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A67A03">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A67A03

#966F03#876403#785902#694E02#5F4602#503B02#413001#322501#231A01#140F00

Tints of #A67A03

#C39004#E6AA05#FABB0F#FBC42D#FBCE50#FCD66E#FDDF8C#FDE7AA#FEF1CD#FFF9EB

Tones of #A67A03

#99740F#8E6F1A#826A26#776432#6B5F3D#605A48

Color harmonies

Complementary — #032EA5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.88:1 AA large only
Against black text5.41:1 AA

Best text color on #A67A03: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A67A03

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #A67A03: ·

How #A67A03 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #939320Deuteranopia · #969927Tritanopia · #A4373C

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:

Tailwind yellow 600 · #CA8A04Tailwind amber 600 · #D97706Tailwind orange 600 · #EA580C

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #A67A03 rather than the exact color:

Wild Monsoon
#A4800E · #F3DF6A · #1345E2 · #B5B7F4
Lucky Mosaic
#A98214 · #99E62D · #63EC6F · #A2F4E1
Rustic Garden
#A56C12 · #CEE415 · #458C15 · #4AE358
Vintage Meadow
#BD4417 · #94720F · #A4CE0F · #39990F
Lucky Ruby Aurora
#9B7819 · #43E1B6 · #BC53E3 · #F0EAC7
Palette 442727
#442727 · #EAE7D9 · #D2C6B2 · #937D14

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#A4800E#A98214#A56C12#94720F#9B7819#937D14#B58515#B87415#B6660D#9D8C16#AC6A19#B36915

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A67A02  ·  #A67A04 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A67A03?

#A67A03 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 166, 122, 3). Its closest standard named color is DarkGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A67A03?

#A67A03 is RGB 166, 122, 3 — HSL 44°, 96%, 33% — CMYK 0%, 27%, 98%, 35%.

What colors go with #A67A03?

Its complement is #032EA5; analogous partners are #A52903 and #7FA503. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A67A03 for text?

Black text on #A67A03 has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.88:1.