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#8A8963

#8a8963 ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#8a8963 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 38.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.72% magenta, 28.26% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 58.46°, 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 5.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 8.52.

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Relative luminance0.242

Complementary

  1. #8a8963
  2. #63648a

Split complementary

  1. #8a8963
  2. #63778a
  3. #75638a

Analogous

  1. #8a7563
  2. #8a8963
  3. #778a63

Triadic

  1. #8a8963
  2. #638a89
  3. #89638a

Tetradic

  1. #8a8963
  2. #648a63
  3. #63648a
  4. #89638a

Square

  1. #8a8963
  2. #638a75
  3. #63648a
  4. #8a6377

Monochromatic

  1. #313123
  2. #5d5d43
  3. #8a8963
  4. #adac8d
  5. #cdccb9

Shades

#8a8963 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a8963
  2. #7c7b59
  3. #6e6e4f
  4. #616045
  5. #53523b
  6. #454532
  7. #373728
  8. #29291e
  9. #1c1b14
  10. #0e0e0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a8963 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a8963
  2. #969573
  3. #a1a182
  4. #adac92
  5. #b9b8a1
  6. #c5c4b1
  7. #d0d0c1
  8. #dcdcd0
  9. #e8e7e0
  10. #f3f3ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a8963 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a8963
  2. #898866
  3. #888769
  4. #87866c
  5. #86856f
  6. #858572
  7. #848474
  8. #838377
  9. #82827a
  10. #81817d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #88887a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8f8660 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #908864 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #90847f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d8762 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e8864 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8d8675 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a8963 {
  color: #8a8963;
}
Background
.bg-8a8963 {
  background-color: #8a8963;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a8963 {
  border: 2px solid #8a8963;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a8963;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 137 99;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 16% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a8963 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a8963, #778a63);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a8963 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 137 99 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 8.52 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 11.41 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 13.09 #808000 Olive ΔE 13.89 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 13.89 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 14.00 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 14.70 #75769c Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Moss Green
#8a8963  rgb(138, 137, 99)  hsl(58, 16%, 46%)  Moss Green
#63648a  rgb(99, 100, 138)  hsl(238, 16%, 46%)  Old Lavender
#638a89  rgb(99, 138, 137)  hsl(178, 16%, 46%)  Cadet Blue
#89638a  rgb(137, 99, 138)  hsl(298, 16%, 46%)  Old Lavender