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#8A8535

#8a8535 ≈ Olive

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#8a8535 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 52.16% green and 20.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.62% magenta, 61.59% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 56.47°, with 44.5% saturation and 37.45% 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 5.49:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive (#808000), ΔE 5.14.

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Web safe#999933
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Relative luminance0.2244

Complementary

  1. #8a8535
  2. #353a8a

Split complementary

  1. #8a8535
  2. #35648a
  3. #5a358a

Analogous

  1. #8a5a35
  2. #8a8535
  3. #648a35

Triadic

  1. #8a8535
  2. #358a85
  3. #85358a

Tetradic

  1. #8a8535
  2. #3a8a35
  3. #353a8a
  4. #85358a

Square

  1. #8a8535
  2. #358a5a
  3. #353a8a
  4. #8a3564

Monochromatic

  1. #1b1a0b
  2. #535020
  3. #8a8535
  4. #bcb550
  5. #d1cd87

Shades

#8a8535 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a8535
  2. #7c7830
  3. #6e6a2a
  4. #615d25
  5. #535020
  6. #45431b
  7. #373515
  8. #292810
  9. #1c1b0b
  10. #0e0d05
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a8535 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a8535
  2. #969149
  3. #a19d5d
  4. #adaa72
  5. #b9b686
  6. #c5c29a
  7. #d0ceae
  8. #dcdac2
  9. #e8e7d7
  10. #f3f3eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a8535 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a8535
  2. #89853d
  3. #888444
  4. #87844c
  5. #868353
  6. #85835b
  7. #848262
  8. #83826a
  9. #828171
  10. #818179
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #85836c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #90802c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #928439 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #947d74 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e8230 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f8438 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #908061 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a8535 {
  color: #8a8535;
}
Background
.bg-8a8535 {
  background-color: #8a8535;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a8535 {
  border: 2px solid #8a8535;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a8535;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 133 53;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 45% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a8535 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a8535, #648a35);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a8535 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 133 53 / 0.35);
}

#808000 Olive ΔE 5.14 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 9.77 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 10.13 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 12.00 #568203 Avocado ΔE 12.69 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 14.31 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 14.52 #757aca Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Olive
#8a8535  rgb(138, 133, 53)  hsl(56, 45%, 37%)  Olive
#353a8a  rgb(53, 58, 138)  hsl(236, 45%, 37%)  Dark Slate Blue
#358a85  rgb(53, 138, 133)  hsl(176, 45%, 37%)  Dark Cyan
#85358a  rgb(133, 53, 138)  hsl(296, 45%, 37%)  Deep Plum