Palettes / Colors / #A67F18

#A67F18 — Yellow

#A67F18 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 #A67F18 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.

#A67F18 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 #183DA5; it also sits naturally between #A53918 and #84A518. 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 65% · Green 50% · Blue 9%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 86% · Key 35%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A67F18

.text { color: #A67F18; }
.background { background-color: #A67F18; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A67F18; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(166, 127, 24); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(44, 75%, 37%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A67F18; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(166, 127, 24, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A67F18; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(166, 127, 24, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A67F18">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A67F18">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #183DA5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A67F18: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A67F18

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 #A67F18 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 #A67F18 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #A67F18?

#A67F18 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 166, 127, 24). Its closest standard named color is DarkGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A67F18?

#A67F18 is RGB 166, 127, 24 — HSL 44°, 75%, 37% — CMYK 0%, 23%, 86%, 35%.

What colors go with #A67F18?

Its complement is #183DA5; analogous partners are #A53918 and #84A518. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A67F18 for text?

Black text on #A67F18 has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.70:1.