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#A67D0C — Vivid Yellow

#A67D0C 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 #A67D0C 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.

#A67D0C 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 #0C35A7; it also sits naturally between #A7300C and #83A70C. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#A67D0C · RGB 166, 125, 12

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Color values

HEX#A67D0C
RGB166, 125, 12
HSL44°, 87%, 35%
HSV44°, 93%, 65%
CMYK0%, 25%, 93%, 35%
XYZ23.13, 22.80, 3.53
Yxy22.80, 0.4676, 0.4610
CIE-Lab54.87, 6.69, 58.41
Hunter Lab47.75, 5.52, 27.46

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 65% · Green 49% · Blue 5%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 93% · Key 35%

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

Previews

Sample text in #A67D0C on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #A67D0C on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #A67D0C

.text { color: #A67D0C; }
.background { background-color: #A67D0C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A67D0C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(166, 125, 12); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(44, 87%, 35%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A67D0C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(166, 125, 12, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A67D0C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(166, 125, 12, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A67D0C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A67D0C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A67D0C

#99730B#8A680A#7C5D09#6E5208#5F4807#4C3905#3E2F04#302403#211902#130E01

Tints of #A67D0C

#C4930E#E0A910#EFB81F#F1C13B#F4CC5D#F6D579#F8DE96#FAE7B3#FCF0CF#FEF9EC

Tones of #A67D0C

#9C7816#917322#866E2D#7A6938#706443#645E4F

Color harmonies

Complementary — #0C35A7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

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

Best text color on #A67D0C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A67D0C

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 #A67D0C: ·

How #A67D0C looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #949427Deuteranopia · #979A2ETritanopia · #A43D42

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 #A67D0C rather than the exact color:

Wild Monsoon
#A4800E · #F3DF6A · #1345E2 · #B5B7F4
Lucky Mosaic
#A98214 · #99E62D · #63EC6F · #A2F4E1
Lucky Ruby Aurora
#9B7819 · #43E1B6 · #BC53E3 · #F0EAC7
Rustic Garden
#A56C12 · #CEE415 · #458C15 · #4AE358
Tranquil Mosaic
#F24B9A · #E01628 · #CD5019 · #B58515
Radiant Ruby Cinder
#E2D365 · #C5B225 · #9D8C16 · #6E6416

Similar colors

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

#A4800E#A98214#9B7819#A56C12#B58515#9D8C16#937D14#94720F#B87415#AB7821#A47922#A8711F

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A67D0B  ·  #A67D0D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A67D0C?

#A67D0C is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 166, 125, 12). Its closest standard named color is DarkGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A67D0C?

#A67D0C is RGB 166, 125, 12 — HSL 44°, 87%, 35% — CMYK 0%, 25%, 93%, 35%.

What colors go with #A67D0C?

Its complement is #0C35A7; analogous partners are #A7300C and #83A70C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A67D0C for text?

Black text on #A67D0C has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.78:1.