Close to Olive
#96840D
#96840D is a dark, vivid yellow, close to the color Olive. In RGB it’s made of 58.8% red, 51.8% green, and 5.1% blue. Its hue is 52°, with 84% saturation and 32% 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 #96840D.
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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5.60:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #96840D as they’d see it.
#96840D 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 #96840D
What color is #96840D?
#96840D is a dark, vivid yellow, close to the color Olive. In RGB it’s made of 58.8% red, 51.8% green, and 5.1% blue. Its hue is 52°, with 84% saturation and 32% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #96840D in RGB?
#96840D is rgb(150, 132, 13): 150 red, 132 green, and 13 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #96840D in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 12, 91, 41). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #96840D?
PANTONE 7557 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #96840D?
Its complement #8975D9 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.