Palettes / Colors / #B59403

#B59403 — Vivid Yellow

#B59403 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 #B59403 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.

#B59403 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 #0323B5; it also sits naturally between #B53B03 and #7CB503. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

Copy HEX Copy RGB Copy HSL Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 71% · Green 58% · Blue 1%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 98% · Key 29%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B59403

.text { color: #B59403; }
.background { background-color: #B59403; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B59403; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(181, 148, 3); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(49, 97%, 36%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B59403; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(181, 148, 3, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B59403; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(181, 148, 3, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B59403">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B59403">Div content here</div>

Shades of #B59403

Tints of #B59403

Tones of #B59403

Color harmonies

Complementary — #0323B5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B59403: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B59403

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 #B59403 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 #B59403 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

← #B59402  ·  #B59404 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B59403?

#B59403 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 181, 148, 3). Its closest standard named color is DarkGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B59403?

#B59403 is RGB 181, 148, 3 — HSL 49°, 97%, 36% — CMYK 0%, 18%, 98%, 29%.

What colors go with #B59403?

Its complement is #0323B5; analogous partners are #B53B03 and #7CB503. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B59403 for text?

Black text on #B59403 has a contrast ratio of 7.20:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.92:1.