Close to Bronze Olive
#817536
#817536 is a dark, muted yellow, close to the color Bronze Olive. In RGB it’s made of 50.6% red, 45.9% green, and 21.2% blue. Its hue is 50°, with 41% saturation and 36% 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 #817536.
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
4.63:1 AABlack text on this color
4.53:1 AAThis color as text on white
4.63:1 AAThis color as text on black
4.53:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #817536 as they’d see it.
#817536 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #817536
What color is #817536?
#817536 is a dark, muted yellow, close to the color Bronze Olive. In RGB it’s made of 50.6% red, 45.9% green, and 21.2% blue. Its hue is 50°, with 41% saturation and 36% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #817536 in RGB?
#817536 is rgb(129, 117, 54): 129 red, 117 green, and 54 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #817536 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 9, 58, 49). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #817536?
PANTONE 7497 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #817536?
Its complement #6B70AD gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.