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#A67D02 — Vivid Yellow

#A67D02 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 #A67D02 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.

#A67D02 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 #022BA7; it also sits naturally between #A72B02 and #7DA702. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#A67D02 · RGB 166, 125, 2

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Color values

HEX#A67D02
RGB166, 125, 2
HSL45°, 98%, 33%
HSV45°, 99%, 65%
CMYK0%, 25%, 99%, 35%
XYZ23.07, 22.78, 3.24
Yxy22.78, 0.4700, 0.4640
CIE-Lab54.84, 6.54, 60.18
Hunter Lab47.73, 5.40, 27.82

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 65% · Green 49% · Blue 1%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 99% · Key 35%

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

Previews

Sample text in #A67D02 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #A67D02 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #A67D02

.text { color: #A67D02; }
.background { background-color: #A67D02; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A67D02; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(166, 125, 2); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(45, 98%, 33%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A67D02; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(166, 125, 2, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A67D02; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(166, 125, 2, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A67D02">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A67D02">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A67D02

#977202#886701#795B01#6A5001#604801#513D01#423101#322601#231B00#140F00

Tints of #A67D02

#C59402#E8AF02#FDC10D#FDC82B#FDD14E#FED96D#FEE18B#FEE9A9#FEF2CD#FFFAEB

Tones of #A67D02

#9B770D#8F7219#836C25#776631#6C603D#605A48

Color harmonies

Complementary — #022BA7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.78:1 AA large only
Against black text5.56:1 AA

Best text color on #A67D02: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A67D02

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 #A67D02: ·

How #A67D02 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #949420Deuteranopia · #979A27Tritanopia · #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 lime 600 · #65A30D

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #A67D02 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
Tranquil Mosaic
#F24B9A · #E01628 · #CD5019 · #B58515
Lucky Ruby Aurora
#9B7819 · #43E1B6 · #BC53E3 · #F0EAC7

Similar colors

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

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A67D01  ·  #A67D03 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A67D02?

#A67D02 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 166, 125, 2). Its closest standard named color is DarkGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A67D02?

#A67D02 is RGB 166, 125, 2 — HSL 45°, 98%, 33% — CMYK 0%, 25%, 99%, 35%.

What colors go with #A67D02?

Its complement is #022BA7; analogous partners are #A72B02 and #7DA702. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A67D02 for text?

Black text on #A67D02 has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.78:1.