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#8A8626

#8a8626 ≈ Olive

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#8a8626 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 52.55% green and 14.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.9% magenta, 72.46% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 57.6°, 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 5.52:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive (#808000), ΔE 3.56.

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Relative luminance0.2259

Complementary

  1. #8a8626
  2. #262a8a

Split complementary

  1. #8a8626
  2. #265c8a
  3. #54268a

Analogous

  1. #8a5426
  2. #8a8626
  3. #5c8a26

Triadic

  1. #8a8626
  2. #268a86
  3. #86268a

Tetradic

  1. #8a8626
  2. #2a8a26
  3. #262a8a
  4. #86268a

Square

  1. #8a8626
  2. #268a54
  3. #262a8a
  4. #8a265c

Monochromatic

  1. #121205
  2. #4e4c15
  3. #8a8626
  4. #c6c037
  5. #d8d471

Shades

#8a8626 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a8626
  2. #7c7922
  3. #6e6b1e
  4. #615e1b
  5. #535017
  6. #454313
  7. #37360f
  8. #29280b
  9. #1c1b08
  10. #0e0d04
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a8626 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a8626
  2. #96923c
  3. #a19e51
  4. #adaa67
  5. #b9b67d
  6. #c5c393
  7. #d0cfa8
  8. #dcdbbe
  9. #e8e7d4
  10. #f3f3e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a8626 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a8626
  2. #89852f
  3. #888538
  4. #878441
  5. #86844a
  6. #858353
  7. #84825c
  8. #838265
  9. #82816e
  10. #818177
  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 #86846a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #928116 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #94842d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #947d73 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f831d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #90852a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #90815e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a8626 {
  color: #8a8626;
}
Background
.bg-8a8626 {
  background-color: #8a8626;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a8626 {
  border: 2px solid #8a8626;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a8626;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 134 38;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 57% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a8626 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a8626, #5c8a26);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a8626 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 134 38 / 0.35);
}

#808000 Olive ΔE 3.56 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 9.79 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 10.73 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 11.56 #568203 Avocado ΔE 12.34 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 14.42 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 14.68 #7579d9 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Olive
#8a8626  rgb(138, 134, 38)  hsl(58, 57%, 35%)  Olive
#262a8a  rgb(38, 42, 138)  hsl(238, 57%, 35%)  Imperial Blue
#268a86  rgb(38, 138, 134)  hsl(178, 57%, 35%)  Dark Cyan
#86268a  rgb(134, 38, 138)  hsl(298, 57%, 35%)  Dark Magenta