Close to Olive
#84900A
#84900A is a dark, vivid yellow, close to the color Olive. In RGB it’s made of 51.8% red, 56.5% green, and 3.9% blue. Its hue is 65°, with 87% saturation and 30% 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 #84900A.
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 #84900A as they’d see it.
#84900A 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 #84900A
What color is #84900A?
#84900A is a dark, vivid yellow, close to the color Olive. In RGB it’s made of 51.8% red, 56.5% green, and 3.9% blue. Its hue is 65°, with 87% saturation and 30% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #84900A in RGB?
#84900A is rgb(132, 144, 10): 132 red, 144 green, and 10 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #84900A in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(8, 0, 93, 44). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #84900A?
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 #84900A?
Its complement #9875E1 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.