Close to Dark Goldenrod
#997404
#997404 is a dark, vivid yellow, close to the color Dark Goldenrod. In RGB it’s made of 60% red, 45.5% green, and 1.6% blue. Its hue is 45°, with 95% saturation and 31% 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 #997404.
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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4.85:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #997404 as they’d see it.
#997404 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 #997404
What color is #997404?
#997404 is a dark, vivid yellow, close to the color Dark Goldenrod. In RGB it’s made of 60% red, 45.5% green, and 1.6% blue. Its hue is 45°, with 95% saturation and 31% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #997404 in RGB?
#997404 is rgb(153, 116, 4): 153 red, 116 green, and 4 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #997404 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 24, 97, 40). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #997404?
PANTONE 7558 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #997404?
Its complement #776DCE gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.