Palettes / Colors / #A98C19

#A98C19 — Yellow

#A98C19 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color DarkGoldenRod (#B8860B). It belongs to the yellow family.

#A98C19 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 #1936A9; it also sits naturally between #A94419 and #7EA919. 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 66% · Green 55% · Blue 10%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 17% · Yellow 85% · Key 34%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A98C19

.text { color: #A98C19; }
.background { background-color: #A98C19; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A98C19; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(169, 140, 25); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(48, 74%, 38%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A98C19; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(169, 140, 25, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A98C19; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(169, 140, 25, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A98C19">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A98C19">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A98C19

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #1936A9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A98C19: #000000.

How #A98C19 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 #A98C19 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 #A98C19?

#A98C19 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 169, 140, 25). Its closest standard named color is DarkGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A98C19?

#A98C19 is RGB 169, 140, 25 — HSL 48°, 74%, 38% — CMYK 0%, 17%, 85%, 34%.

What colors go with #A98C19?

Its complement is #1936A9; analogous partners are #A94419 and #7EA919. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A98C19 for text?

Black text on #A98C19 has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.25:1.