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#899E2A

#899e2a ≈ Olive Drab

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#899e2a is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 53.73% red, 61.96% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.29% cyan, 0% magenta, 73.42% yellow and 38.04% black. Its hue angle is 70.86°, with 58% saturation and 39.22% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive Drab (#6b8e23), ΔE 7.26.

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Web safe#999933
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Relative luminance0.2994

Complementary

  1. #899e2a
  2. #3f2a9e

Split complementary

  1. #899e2a
  2. #2a4f9e
  3. #792a9e

Analogous

  1. #9e792a
  2. #899e2a
  3. #4f9e2a

Triadic

  1. #899e2a
  2. #2a899e
  3. #9e2a89

Tetradic

  1. #899e2a
  2. #2a9e3f
  3. #3f2a9e
  4. #9e2a89

Square

  1. #899e2a
  2. #2a9e79
  3. #3f2a9e
  4. #9e2a4f

Monochromatic

  1. #20250a
  2. #55621a
  3. #899e2a
  4. #b5ce47
  5. #cede83

Shades

#899e2a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #899e2a
  2. #7b8e26
  3. #6e7e22
  4. #606f1d
  5. #525f19
  6. #454f15
  7. #373f11
  8. #292f0d
  9. #1b2008
  10. #0e1004
  11. #000000

Tints

#899e2a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #899e2a
  2. #95a83f
  3. #a1b155
  4. #acbb6a
  5. #b8c57f
  6. #c4cf95
  7. #d0d8aa
  8. #dce2bf
  9. #e7ecd4
  10. #f3f5ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#899e2a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #899e2a
  2. #889b33
  3. #87983b
  4. #869544
  5. #85924c
  6. #858f55
  7. #848c5e
  8. #838966
  9. #82866f
  10. #818377
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #909978 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a89514 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a69534 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #919588 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9d991f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b9930 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8e996e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-899e2a {
  color: #899e2a;
}
Background
.bg-899e2a {
  background-color: #899e2a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-899e2a {
  border: 2px solid #899e2a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #899e2a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 137 158 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 71 58% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-899e2a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #899e2a, #4f9e2a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-899e2a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(137 158 42 / 0.35);
}

#6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 7.26 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 7.68 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 8.04 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 10.52 #808000 Olive ΔE 10.75 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 10.75 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 11.60 #7661d5 Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Olive Drab
#899e2a  rgb(137, 158, 42)  hsl(71, 58%, 39%)  Olive Drab
#3f2a9e  rgb(63, 42, 158)  hsl(251, 58%, 39%)  Imperial Blue
#2a899e  rgb(42, 137, 158)  hsl(191, 58%, 39%)  Bondi Blue
#9e2a89  rgb(158, 42, 137)  hsl(311, 58%, 39%)  Deep Plum