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#8A8A09

#8a8a09 ≈ Olive

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#8a8a09 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 54.12% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 93.48% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 87.76% saturation and 28.82% 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 luxury branding. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive (#808000), ΔE 3.71.

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Web safe#999900
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Relative luminance0.236

Complementary

  1. #8a8a09
  2. #09098a

Split complementary

  1. #8a8a09
  2. #09498a
  3. #49098a

Analogous

  1. #8a4909
  2. #8a8a09
  3. #498a09

Triadic

  1. #8a8a09
  2. #098a8a
  3. #8a098a

Tetradic

  1. #8a8a09
  2. #098a09
  3. #09098a
  4. #8a098a

Square

  1. #8a8a09
  2. #098a49
  3. #09098a
  4. #8a0949

Monochromatic

  1. #131301
  2. #424204
  3. #8a8a09
  4. #d2d20e
  5. #f2f23a

Shades

#8a8a09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a8a09
  2. #7c7c08
  3. #6e6e07
  4. #616106
  5. #535305
  6. #454505
  7. #373704
  8. #292903
  9. #1c1c02
  10. #0e0e01
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a8a09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a8a09
  2. #969622
  3. #a1a13a
  4. #adad53
  5. #b9b96b
  6. #c5c584
  7. #d0d09d
  8. #dcdcb5
  9. #e8e8ce
  10. #f3f3e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a8a09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a8a09
  2. #898915
  3. #888821
  4. #87872d
  5. #868639
  6. #858545
  7. #848450
  8. #83835c
  9. #828268
  10. #818174
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #87876a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #968400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #97871a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #958075 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #918600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #928815 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #91845c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a8a09 {
  color: #8a8a09;
}
Background
.bg-8a8a09 {
  background-color: #8a8a09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a8a09 {
  border: 2px solid #8a8a09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a8a09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 138 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 88% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a8a09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a8a09, #498a09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a8a09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 138 9 / 0.35);
}

#808000 Olive ΔE 3.71 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 9.45 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 11.04 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 11.65 #568203 Avocado ΔE 12.21 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 14.51 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 15.16 #7575f6 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Olive
#8a8a09  rgb(138, 138, 9)  hsl(60, 88%, 29%)  Olive
#09098a  rgb(9, 9, 138)  hsl(240, 88%, 29%)  Phthalo Blue
#098a8a  rgb(9, 138, 138)  hsl(180, 88%, 29%)  Dark Cyan
#8a098a  rgb(138, 9, 138)  hsl(300, 88%, 29%)  Dark Magenta