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#696E09

#696e09 ≈ Olive

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#696e09 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.18% red, 43.14% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.55% cyan, 0% magenta, 91.82% yellow and 56.86% black. Its hue angle is 62.97°, with 84.87% saturation and 23.33% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive (#808000), ΔE 7.86.

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Web safe#666600
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Relative luminance0.1417

Complementary

  1. #696e09
  2. #0e096e

Split complementary

  1. #696e09
  2. #09366e
  3. #40096e

Analogous

  1. #6e4009
  2. #696e09
  3. #366e09

Triadic

  1. #696e09
  2. #09696e
  3. #6e0969

Tetradic

  1. #696e09
  2. #096e0e
  3. #0e096e
  4. #6e0969

Square

  1. #696e09
  2. #096e40
  3. #0e096e
  4. #6e0936

Monochromatic

  1. #121302
  2. #252703
  3. #696e09
  4. #acb50f
  5. #e3ed23

Shades

#696e09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #696e09
  2. #5f6308
  3. #545807
  4. #4a4d06
  5. #3f4205
  6. #353705
  7. #2a2c04
  8. #202103
  9. #151602
  10. #0b0b01
  11. #000000

Tints

#696e09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #696e09
  2. #787d22
  3. #878b3a
  4. #969a53
  5. #a5a86b
  6. #b4b784
  7. #c3c59d
  8. #d2d4b5
  9. #e1e2ce
  10. #f0f1e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#696e09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #696e09
  2. #6b7015
  3. #6e7221
  4. #70732d
  5. #727539
  6. #757745
  7. #777950
  8. #797b5c
  9. #7b7c68
  10. #7e7e74
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #696b53 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #776800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #776a15 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #71675d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #726b00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #726c11 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6e6a49 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-696e09 {
  color: #696e09;
}
Background
.bg-696e09 {
  background-color: #696e09;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-696e09 {
  border: 2px solid #696e09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #696e09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 110 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 63 85% 23%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-696e09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #696e09, #366e09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-696e09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 110 9 / 0.35);
}

#808000 Olive ΔE 7.86 #556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 8.91 #568203 Avocado ΔE 10.21 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 11.17 #4b5320 Army Green ΔE 12.13 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 12.66 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 13.68 #9691f6 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Olive
#696e09  rgb(105, 110, 9)  hsl(63, 85%, 23%)  Olive
#0e096e  rgb(14, 9, 110)  hsl(243, 85%, 23%)  Navy
#09696e  rgb(9, 105, 110)  hsl(183, 85%, 23%)  Myrtle Green
#6e0969  rgb(110, 9, 105)  hsl(303, 85%, 23%)  Purple