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#8A8166

#8a8166 ≈ Battleship Gray

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#8a8166 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 40% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.52% magenta, 26.09% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 45°, with 15% saturation and 47.06% 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 5.41:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Battleship Gray (#848482), ΔE 10.8.

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Relative luminance0.2206

Complementary

  1. #8a8166
  2. #666f8a

Split complementary

  1. #8a8166
  2. #66818a
  3. #6f668a

Analogous

  1. #8a6f66
  2. #8a8166
  3. #818a66

Triadic

  1. #8a8166
  2. #668a81
  3. #81668a

Tetradic

  1. #8a8166
  2. #6f8a66
  3. #666f8a
  4. #81668a

Square

  1. #8a8166
  2. #668a6f
  3. #666f8a
  4. #8a6681

Monochromatic

  1. #322f25
  2. #5e5845
  3. #8a8166
  4. #ada690
  5. #cdc9bc

Shades

#8a8166 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a8166
  2. #7c745c
  3. #6e6752
  4. #615a47
  5. #534d3d
  6. #454133
  7. #373429
  8. #29271f
  9. #1c1a14
  10. #0e0d0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a8166 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a8166
  2. #968e75
  3. #a19a85
  4. #ada794
  5. #b9b3a3
  6. #c5c0b3
  7. #d0cdc2
  8. #dcd9d1
  9. #e8e6e0
  10. #f3f2f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a8166 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a8166
  2. #898169
  3. #88816b
  4. #87816e
  5. #868170
  6. #858173
  7. #848076
  8. #838078
  9. #82807b
  10. #81807d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #858177 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #878064 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #898367 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #907d7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #888065 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a8266 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8e7e72 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a8166 {
  color: #8a8166;
}
Background
.bg-8a8166 {
  background-color: #8a8166;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a8166 {
  border: 2px solid #8a8166;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a8166;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 129 102;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 15% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a8166 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a8166, #818a66);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a8166 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 129 102 / 0.35);
}

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 10.80 #808080 Gray ΔE 11.77 #808080 Grey ΔE 11.77 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 12.46 #826644 Raw Umber ΔE 12.46 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 12.72 #a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 13.40 #757e99 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Battleship Gray
#8a8166  rgb(138, 129, 102)  hsl(45, 15%, 47%)  Battleship Gray
#666f8a  rgb(102, 111, 138)  hsl(225, 15%, 47%)  Slate Gray
#668a81  rgb(102, 138, 129)  hsl(165, 15%, 47%)  Xanadu
#81668a  rgb(129, 102, 138)  hsl(285, 15%, 47%)  Old Lavender