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#8A8366

#8a8366 ≈ Battleship Gray

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#8a8366 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 51.37% green and 40% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.07% magenta, 26.09% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 48.33°, 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 5.52:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Battleship Gray (#848482), ΔE 11.26.

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Relative luminance0.226

Complementary

  1. #8a8366
  2. #666d8a

Split complementary

  1. #8a8366
  2. #667f8a
  3. #71668a

Analogous

  1. #8a7166
  2. #8a8366
  3. #7f8a66

Triadic

  1. #8a8366
  2. #668a83
  3. #83668a

Tetradic

  1. #8a8366
  2. #6d8a66
  3. #666d8a
  4. #83668a

Square

  1. #8a8366
  2. #668a71
  3. #666d8a
  4. #8a667f

Monochromatic

  1. #322f25
  2. #5e5945
  3. #8a8366
  4. #ada790
  5. #cdcabc

Shades

#8a8366 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a8366
  2. #7c765c
  3. #6e6952
  4. #615c47
  5. #534f3d
  6. #454233
  7. #373429
  8. #29271f
  9. #1c1a14
  10. #0e0d0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a8366 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a8366
  2. #968f75
  3. #a19c85
  4. #ada894
  5. #b9b5a3
  6. #c5c1b3
  7. #d0cdc2
  8. #dcdad1
  9. #e8e6e0
  10. #f3f3f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a8366 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a8366
  2. #898369
  3. #88826b
  4. #87826e
  5. #868270
  6. #858273
  7. #848176
  8. #838178
  9. #82817b
  10. #81807d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #868378 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #898164 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b8467 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #907f7b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #898265 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b8467 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8d8073 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a8366 {
  color: #8a8366;
}
Background
.bg-8a8366 {
  background-color: #8a8366;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a8366 {
  border: 2px solid #8a8366;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a8366;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 131 102;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 15% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a8366 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a8366, #7f8a66);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a8366 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 131 102 / 0.35);
}

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 11.26 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 12.00 #808080 Gray ΔE 12.35 #808080 Grey ΔE 12.35 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 12.56 #826644 Raw Umber ΔE 13.57 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 13.77 #757c99 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Battleship Gray
#8a8366  rgb(138, 131, 102)  hsl(48, 15%, 47%)  Battleship Gray
#666d8a  rgb(102, 109, 138)  hsl(228, 15%, 47%)  Queen Blue
#668a83  rgb(102, 138, 131)  hsl(168, 15%, 47%)  Xanadu
#83668a  rgb(131, 102, 138)  hsl(288, 15%, 47%)  Old Lavender