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#8A8151

#8a8151 ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#8a8151 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 50.59% green and 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.52% magenta, 41.3% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 50.53°, with 26.03% saturation and 42.94% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 10.71.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.217

Complementary

  1. #8a8151
  2. #515a8a

Split complementary

  1. #8a8151
  2. #51768a
  3. #64518a

Analogous

  1. #8a6451
  2. #8a8151
  3. #768a51

Triadic

  1. #8a8151
  2. #518a81
  3. #81518a

Tetradic

  1. #8a8151
  2. #5a8a51
  3. #515a8a
  4. #81518a

Square

  1. #8a8151
  2. #518a64
  3. #515a8a
  4. #8a5176

Monochromatic

  1. #2a2718
  2. #5a5435
  3. #8a8151
  4. #b0a778
  5. #ccc6a8

Shades

#8a8151 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a8151
  2. #7c7449
  3. #6e6741
  4. #615a39
  5. #534d31
  6. #454129
  7. #373420
  8. #292718
  9. #1c1a10
  10. #0e0d08
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a8151 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a8151
  2. #968e62
  3. #a19a74
  4. #ada785
  5. #b9b397
  6. #c5c0a8
  7. #d0cdb9
  8. #dcd9cb
  9. #e8e6dc
  10. #f3f2ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a8151 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a8151
  2. #898156
  3. #88815a
  4. #87815f
  5. #868164
  6. #858169
  7. #84806d
  8. #838072
  9. #828077
  10. #81807b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #848170 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8a7e4d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c8253 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #927b75 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a7f4f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b8252 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8f7d68 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a8151 {
  color: #8a8151;
}
Background
.bg-8a8151 {
  background-color: #8a8151;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a8151 {
  border: 2px solid #8a8151;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a8151;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 129 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 26% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a8151 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a8151, #768a51);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a8151 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 129 81 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 10.71 #808000 Olive ΔE 10.83 #826644 Raw Umber ΔE 13.02 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 13.98 #a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 14.93 #556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 15.03 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 15.06 #757eae Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Moss Green
#8a8151  rgb(138, 129, 81)  hsl(51, 26%, 43%)  Moss Green
#515a8a  rgb(81, 90, 138)  hsl(231, 26%, 43%)  Queen Blue
#518a81  rgb(81, 138, 129)  hsl(171, 26%, 43%)  Viridian
#81518a  rgb(129, 81, 138)  hsl(291, 26%, 43%)  Deep Plum