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#8A8317

#8a8317 ≈ Olive

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#8a8317 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 51.37% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.07% magenta, 83.33% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 56.35°, with 71.43% saturation and 31.57% 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 corporate identities. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive (#808000), ΔE 2.73.

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Web safe#999900
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Relative luminance0.217

Complementary

  1. #8a8317
  2. #171e8a

Split complementary

  1. #8a8317
  2. #17578a
  3. #4a178a

Analogous

  1. #8a4a17
  2. #8a8317
  3. #578a17

Triadic

  1. #8a8317
  2. #178a83
  3. #83178a

Tetradic

  1. #8a8317
  2. #1e8a17
  3. #171e8a
  4. #83178a

Square

  1. #8a8317
  2. #178a4a
  3. #171e8a
  4. #8a1757

Monochromatic

  1. #111103
  2. #48450c
  3. #8a8317
  4. #ccc122
  5. #e3da57

Shades

#8a8317 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a8317
  2. #7c7615
  3. #6e6912
  4. #615c10
  5. #534f0e
  6. #45420c
  7. #373409
  8. #292707
  9. #1c1a05
  10. #0e0d02
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a8317 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a8317
  2. #968f2e
  3. #a19c45
  4. #ada85d
  5. #b9b574
  6. #c5c18b
  7. #d0cda2
  8. #dcdab9
  9. #e8e6d1
  10. #f3f3e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a8317 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a8317
  2. #898322
  3. #88822c
  4. #878237
  5. #868241
  6. #85824c
  7. #848156
  8. #838161
  9. #82816b
  10. #818076
  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 #848166 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8f7e00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #928221 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #957970 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d8006 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f831d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #917d59 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a8317 {
  color: #8a8317;
}
Background
.bg-8a8317 {
  background-color: #8a8317;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a8317 {
  border: 2px solid #8a8317;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a8317;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 131 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 71% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a8317 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a8317, #578a17);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a8317 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 131 23 / 0.35);
}

#808000 Olive ΔE 2.73 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 11.03 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 12.25 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 12.57 #568203 Avocado ΔE 13.04 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 13.67 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 15.58 #757ce8 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Olive
#8a8317  rgb(138, 131, 23)  hsl(56, 71%, 32%)  Olive
#171e8a  rgb(23, 30, 138)  hsl(236, 71%, 32%)  Imperial Blue
#178a83  rgb(23, 138, 131)  hsl(176, 71%, 32%)  Dark Cyan
#83178a  rgb(131, 23, 138)  hsl(296, 71%, 32%)  Dark Magenta