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#8A8563

#8a8563 ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#8a8563 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 52.16% green and 38.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.62% magenta, 28.26% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 52.31°, with 16.46% saturation and 46.47% 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 5.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 10.72.

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Relative luminance0.2308

Complementary

  1. #8a8563
  2. #63688a

Split complementary

  1. #8a8563
  2. #637b8a
  3. #71638a

Analogous

  1. #8a7163
  2. #8a8563
  3. #7b8a63

Triadic

  1. #8a8563
  2. #638a85
  3. #85638a

Tetradic

  1. #8a8563
  2. #688a63
  3. #63688a
  4. #85638a

Square

  1. #8a8563
  2. #638a71
  3. #63688a
  4. #8a637b

Monochromatic

  1. #312f23
  2. #5d5a43
  3. #8a8563
  4. #ada98d
  5. #cdcab9

Shades

#8a8563 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a8563
  2. #7c7859
  3. #6e6a4f
  4. #615d45
  5. #53503b
  6. #454332
  7. #373528
  8. #29281e
  9. #1c1b14
  10. #0e0d0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a8563 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a8563
  2. #969173
  3. #a19d82
  4. #adaa92
  5. #b9b6a1
  6. #c5c2b1
  7. #d0cec1
  8. #dcdad0
  9. #e8e7e0
  10. #f3f3ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a8563 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a8563
  2. #898566
  3. #888469
  4. #87846c
  5. #86836f
  6. #858372
  7. #848274
  8. #838277
  9. #82817a
  10. #81817d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #868478 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8b8361 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d8564 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #90807c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b8462 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c8564 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8e8273 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a8563 {
  color: #8a8563;
}
Background
.bg-8a8563 {
  background-color: #8a8563;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a8563 {
  border: 2px solid #8a8563;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a8563;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 133 99;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 16% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a8563 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a8563, #7b8a63);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a8563 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 133 99 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 10.72 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 11.86 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 12.68 #808080 Gray ΔE 13.82 #808080 Grey ΔE 13.82 #808000 Olive ΔE 14.46 #826644 Raw Umber ΔE 14.66 #757a9c Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Moss Green
#8a8563  rgb(138, 133, 99)  hsl(52, 16%, 46%)  Moss Green
#63688a  rgb(99, 104, 138)  hsl(232, 16%, 46%)  Queen Blue
#638a85  rgb(99, 138, 133)  hsl(172, 16%, 46%)  Xanadu
#85638a  rgb(133, 99, 138)  hsl(292, 16%, 46%)  Old Lavender