Close to Olive
#837708
#837708 is a dark, vivid yellow, close to the color Olive. In RGB it’s made of 51.4% red, 46.7% green, and 3.1% blue. Its hue is 54°, with 88% saturation and 27% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #837708.
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
4.56:1 AABlack text on this color
4.61:1 AAThis color as text on white
4.56:1 AAThis color as text on black
4.61:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #837708 as they’d see it.
#837708 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 #837708
What color is #837708?
#837708 is a dark, vivid yellow, close to the color Olive. In RGB it’s made of 51.4% red, 46.7% green, and 3.1% blue. Its hue is 54°, with 88% saturation and 27% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #837708 in RGB?
#837708 is rgb(131, 119, 8): 131 red, 119 green, and 8 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #837708 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 9, 94, 49). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #837708?
PANTONE 105 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #837708?
Its complement #7D67C3 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.