Close to Olive
#94900A
#94900A is a dark, vivid yellow, close to the color Olive. In RGB it’s made of 58% red, 56.5% green, and 3.9% blue. Its hue is 58°, with 87% 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 #94900A.
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 #94900A as they’d see it.
#94900A 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 #94900A
What color is #94900A?
#94900A is a dark, vivid yellow, close to the color Olive. In RGB it’s made of 58% red, 56.5% green, and 3.9% blue. Its hue is 58°, with 87% saturation and 31% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #94900A in RGB?
#94900A is rgb(148, 144, 10): 148 red, 144 green, and 10 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #94900A in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 3, 93, 42). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #94900A?
PANTONE 399 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #94900A?
Its complement #997AE5 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.