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#8A8326

#8a8326 ≈ Olive

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#8a8326 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 14.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.07% magenta, 72.46% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 55.8°, with 56.82% saturation and 34.51% 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 5.36:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive (#808000), ΔE 3.55.

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Relative luminance0.2178

Complementary

  1. #8a8326
  2. #262d8a

Split complementary

  1. #8a8326
  2. #265f8a
  3. #51268a

Analogous

  1. #8a5126
  2. #8a8326
  3. #5f8a26

Triadic

  1. #8a8326
  2. #268a83
  3. #83268a

Tetradic

  1. #8a8326
  2. #2d8a26
  3. #262d8a
  4. #83268a

Square

  1. #8a8326
  2. #268a51
  3. #262d8a
  4. #8a265f

Monochromatic

  1. #121105
  2. #4e4a15
  3. #8a8326
  4. #c6bc37
  5. #d8d171

Shades

#8a8326 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a8326
  2. #7c7622
  3. #6e691e
  4. #615c1b
  5. #534f17
  6. #454213
  7. #37340f
  8. #29270b
  9. #1c1a08
  10. #0e0d04
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a8326 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a8326
  2. #968f3c
  3. #a19c51
  4. #ada867
  5. #b9b57d
  6. #c5c193
  7. #d0cda8
  8. #dcdabe
  9. #e8e6d4
  10. #f3f3e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a8326 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a8326
  2. #89832f
  3. #888238
  4. #878241
  5. #86824a
  6. #858253
  7. #84815c
  8. #838165
  9. #82816e
  10. #818077
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #848268 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8f7e17 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #91822c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #947a71 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d801e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e832a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #907e5c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a8326 {
  color: #8a8326;
}
Background
.bg-8a8326 {
  background-color: #8a8326;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a8326 {
  border: 2px solid #8a8326;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a8326;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 131 38;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 57% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a8326 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a8326, #5f8a26);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a8326 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 131 38 / 0.35);
}

#808000 Olive ΔE 3.55 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 10.77 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 11.57 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 12.22 #568203 Avocado ΔE 12.93 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 13.79 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 15.05 #757cd9 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Olive
#8a8326  rgb(138, 131, 38)  hsl(56, 57%, 35%)  Olive
#262d8a  rgb(38, 45, 138)  hsl(236, 57%, 35%)  Imperial Blue
#268a83  rgb(38, 138, 131)  hsl(176, 57%, 35%)  Dark Cyan
#83268a  rgb(131, 38, 138)  hsl(296, 57%, 35%)  Dark Magenta