Close to Olive Brown
#534900
#534900 is a very dark, vivid yellow, close to the color Olive Brown. In RGB it’s made of 32.5% red, 28.6% green, and 0% blue. Its hue is 53°, with 100% saturation and 16% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #534900.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
9.05:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.32:1 FailThis color as text on white
9.05:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.32:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #534900 as they’d see it.
#534900 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #534900
What color is #534900?
#534900 is a very dark, vivid yellow, close to the color Olive Brown. In RGB it’s made of 32.5% red, 28.6% green, and 0% blue. Its hue is 53°, with 100% saturation and 16% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #534900 in RGB?
#534900 is rgb(83, 73, 0): 83 red, 73 green, and 0 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #534900 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 12, 100, 67). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #534900?
PANTONE 133 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #534900?
Its complement #4C3F7D gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.