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#8A862E

#8a862e ≈ Olive

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#8a862e 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 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.9% magenta, 66.67% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 57.39°, with 50% saturation and 36.08% 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 5.53:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive (#808000), ΔE 4.29.

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Relative luminance0.2265

Complementary

  1. #8a862e
  2. #2e328a

Split complementary

  1. #8a862e
  2. #2e608a
  3. #582e8a

Analogous

  1. #8a582e
  2. #8a862e
  3. #608a2e

Triadic

  1. #8a862e
  2. #2e8a86
  3. #862e8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a862e
  2. #328a2e
  3. #2e328a
  4. #862e8a

Square

  1. #8a862e
  2. #2e8a58
  3. #2e328a
  4. #8a2e60

Monochromatic

  1. #171708
  2. #514e1b
  3. #8a862e
  4. #c1bb44
  5. #d4d07d

Shades

#8a862e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a862e
  2. #7c7929
  3. #6e6b25
  4. #615e20
  5. #53501c
  6. #454317
  7. #373612
  8. #29280e
  9. #1c1b09
  10. #0e0d05
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a862e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a862e
  2. #969243
  3. #a19e58
  4. #adaa6d
  5. #b9b682
  6. #c5c397
  7. #d0cfab
  8. #dcdbc0
  9. #e8e7d5
  10. #f3f3ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a862e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a862e
  2. #898536
  3. #88853e
  4. #878447
  5. #86844f
  6. #858357
  7. #84825f
  8. #838267
  9. #828170
  10. #818178
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #86846b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #918122 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #938533 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #947d74 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e8327 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #908531 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #90815f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a862e {
  color: #8a862e;
}
Background
.bg-8a862e {
  background-color: #8a862e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a862e {
  border: 2px solid #8a862e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a862e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 134 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 50% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a862e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a862e, #608a2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a862e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 134 46 / 0.35);
}

#808000 Olive ΔE 4.29 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 9.72 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 10.05 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 11.63 #568203 Avocado ΔE 12.37 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 14.39 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 14.56 #7579d1 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Olive
#8a862e  rgb(138, 134, 46)  hsl(57, 50%, 36%)  Olive
#2e328a  rgb(46, 50, 138)  hsl(237, 50%, 36%)  Smalt
#2e8a86  rgb(46, 138, 134)  hsl(177, 50%, 36%)  Dark Cyan
#862e8a  rgb(134, 46, 138)  hsl(297, 50%, 36%)  Dark Magenta