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#8A8945

#8a8945 ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#8a8945 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 53.73% green and 27.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.72% magenta, 50% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 59.13°, with 33.33% saturation and 40.59% 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 5.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 7.21.

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Relative luminance0.2372

Complementary

  1. #8a8945
  2. #45468a

Split complementary

  1. #8a8945
  2. #45698a
  3. #67458a

Analogous

  1. #8a6745
  2. #8a8945
  3. #698a45

Triadic

  1. #8a8945
  2. #458a89
  3. #89458a

Tetradic

  1. #8a8945
  2. #468a45
  3. #45468a
  4. #89458a

Square

  1. #8a8945
  2. #458a67
  3. #45468a
  4. #8a4569

Monochromatic

  1. #242412
  2. #57562c
  3. #8a8945
  4. #b3b268
  5. #cdcc9b

Shades

#8a8945 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a8945
  2. #7c7b3e
  3. #6e6e37
  4. #616030
  5. #535229
  6. #454523
  7. #37371c
  8. #292915
  9. #1c1b0e
  10. #0e0e07
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a8945 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a8945
  2. #969558
  3. #a1a16a
  4. #adac7d
  5. #b9b88f
  6. #c5c4a2
  7. #d0d0b5
  8. #dcdcc7
  9. #e8e7da
  10. #f3f3ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a8945 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a8945
  2. #89884b
  3. #888751
  4. #878657
  5. #86855d
  6. #858563
  7. #848468
  8. #83836e
  9. #828274
  10. #81817a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #878771 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #93843f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #948748 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #928279 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f8641 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #908847 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8f8568 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a8945 {
  color: #8a8945;
}
Background
.bg-8a8945 {
  background-color: #8a8945;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a8945 {
  border: 2px solid #8a8945;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a8945;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 137 69;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 33% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a8945 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a8945, #698a45);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a8945 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 137 69 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 7.21 #808000 Olive ΔE 7.63 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 9.56 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 11.98 #568203 Avocado ΔE 12.73 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 13.01 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 13.71 #7576ba Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Moss Green
#8a8945  rgb(138, 137, 69)  hsl(59, 33%, 41%)  Moss Green
#45468a  rgb(69, 70, 138)  hsl(239, 33%, 41%)  Dark Slate Blue
#458a89  rgb(69, 138, 137)  hsl(179, 33%, 41%)  Dark Cyan
#89458a  rgb(137, 69, 138)  hsl(299, 33%, 41%)  Deep Plum