Palettes / Colors / #B6830B

#B6830B — Vivid Yellow

#B6830B 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 #B6830B 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.

#B6830B 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 #0B3EB7; it also sits naturally between #B72D0B and #95B70B. 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 71% · Green 51% · Blue 4%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 28% · Yellow 94% · Key 29%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B6830B

.text { color: #B6830B; }
.background { background-color: #B6830B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B6830B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(182, 131, 11); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(42, 89%, 38%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B6830B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(182, 131, 11, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B6830B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(182, 131, 11, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B6830B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B6830B">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #0B3EB7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B6830B: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B6830B

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 #B6830B 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 #B6830B 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 #B6830B?

#B6830B is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 182, 131, 11). Its closest standard named color is DarkGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B6830B?

#B6830B is RGB 182, 131, 11 — HSL 42°, 89%, 38% — CMYK 0%, 28%, 94%, 29%.

What colors go with #B6830B?

Its complement is #0B3EB7; analogous partners are #B72D0B and #95B70B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B6830B for text?

Black text on #B6830B has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.37:1.