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#8A8951

#8a8951 ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#8a8951 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 53.73% green and 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.72% magenta, 41.3% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 58.95°, with 26.03% saturation and 42.94% 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 5.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 6.84.

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Relative luminance0.2389

Complementary

  1. #8a8951
  2. #51528a

Split complementary

  1. #8a8951
  2. #516e8a
  3. #6c518a

Analogous

  1. #8a6c51
  2. #8a8951
  3. #6e8a51

Triadic

  1. #8a8951
  2. #518a89
  3. #89518a

Tetradic

  1. #8a8951
  2. #528a51
  3. #51528a
  4. #89518a

Square

  1. #8a8951
  2. #518a6c
  3. #51528a
  4. #8a516e

Monochromatic

  1. #2a2918
  2. #5a5935
  3. #8a8951
  4. #b0af78
  5. #cccba8

Shades

#8a8951 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a8951
  2. #7c7b49
  3. #6e6e41
  4. #616039
  5. #535231
  6. #454529
  7. #373720
  8. #292918
  9. #1c1b10
  10. #0e0e08
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a8951 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a8951
  2. #969562
  3. #a1a174
  4. #adac85
  5. #b9b897
  6. #c5c4a8
  7. #d0d0b9
  8. #dcdccb
  9. #e8e7dc
  10. #f3f3ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a8951 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a8951
  2. #898856
  3. #88875a
  4. #87865f
  5. #868564
  6. #858569
  7. #84846d
  8. #838372
  9. #828277
  10. #81817b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #888774 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #91854d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #938753 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #91827b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f874e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f8852 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8f856d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a8951 {
  color: #8a8951;
}
Background
.bg-8a8951 {
  background-color: #8a8951;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a8951 {
  border: 2px solid #8a8951;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a8951;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 137 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 26% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a8951 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a8951, #6e8a51);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a8951 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 137 81 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 6.84 #808000 Olive ΔE 9.84 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 10.83 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 12.50 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 13.06 #568203 Avocado ΔE 13.89 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 14.09 #7576ae Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Moss Green
#8a8951  rgb(138, 137, 81)  hsl(59, 26%, 43%)  Moss Green
#51528a  rgb(81, 82, 138)  hsl(239, 26%, 43%)  Dark Slate Blue
#518a89  rgb(81, 138, 137)  hsl(179, 26%, 43%)  Dark Cyan
#89518a  rgb(137, 81, 138)  hsl(299, 26%, 43%)  Deep Plum