Close to Olive
#9D8708
#9D8708 is a dark, vivid yellow, close to the color Olive. In RGB it’s made of 61.6% red, 52.9% green, and 3.1% blue. Its hue is 51°, with 90% 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 #9D8708.
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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5.90:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #9D8708 as they’d see it.
#9D8708 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 #9D8708
What color is #9D8708?
#9D8708 is a dark, vivid yellow, close to the color Olive. In RGB it’s made of 61.6% red, 52.9% green, and 3.1% blue. Its hue is 51°, with 90% saturation and 32% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #9D8708 in RGB?
#9D8708 is rgb(157, 135, 8): 157 red, 135 green, and 8 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #9D8708 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 14, 95, 38). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #9D8708?
PANTONE 111 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #9D8708?
Its complement #8E78E0 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.