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#897901 Color

#897901 is rgb(137, 121, 1) in RGB, hsl(53, 99%, 27%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 12%, 99%, 46%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Olive (#808000), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.93. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#897901
HEX#897901
RGBrgb(137, 121, 1)
HSLhsl(53, 99%, 27%)
HSVhsv(53, 99%, 54%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 12%, 99%, 46%)
OKLCHoklch(57.3% 0.119 100)
LABlab(51.01% -1.61 55.54)
LCHlch(51.01% 55.57 91.66)

What #897901 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #897901, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#897901 Channel Values

How #897901 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 137 · G 121 · B 18-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 53° · S 99% · L 27%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 53° · S 99% · V 54%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 12% · Y 99% · K 46%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.38:1 vs white · 4.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #897901 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text4.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #897901

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #897901; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #897901

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #897901.

How #897901 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#897901
Protanopia#7C7C00
Protanomaly#817B00
Deuteranopia#7F7F00
Deuteranomaly#837C00
Tritanopia#8F7272
Tritanomaly#8D7559
Achromatopsia#797979

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #897901 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-897901: #897901;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #897901;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-897901': '#897901' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.537, green: 0.475, blue: 0.004)
Android XML<color name="color_897901">#897901</color>
SVG fillfill="#897901"

More Yellow Colors

#897901 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#897901 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #897901?

#897901 is a dark yellow — rgb(137, 121, 1) in RGB and hsl(53, 99%, 27%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Olive (#808000), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.93.

What is the RGB value of #897901?

#897901 is rgb(137, 121, 1) — red 137, green 121, and blue 1 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #897901?

#897901 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 12%, 99%, 46%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #897901 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #897901 scores 4.38:1 against white and 4.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #897901 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #897901 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is olive (#808000) at a CIE76 distance of 7.93, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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