Close to Citron
#89930B
#89930B is a dark, vivid yellow, close to the color Citron. In RGB it’s made of 53.7% red, 57.6% green, and 4.3% blue. Its hue is 64°, with 86% saturation and 31% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #89930B.
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.
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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #89930B as they’d see it.
#89930B in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #89930B
What color is #89930B?
#89930B is a dark, vivid yellow, close to the color Citron. In RGB it’s made of 53.7% red, 57.6% green, and 4.3% blue. Its hue is 64°, with 86% saturation and 31% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #89930B in RGB?
#89930B is rgb(137, 147, 11): 137 red, 147 green, and 11 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #89930B in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(7, 0, 93, 42). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #89930B?
PANTONE 392 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #89930B?
Its complement #9B78E6 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.