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#8A8A37

#8a8a37 ≈ Olive

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#8a8a37 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 54.12% green and 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 60.14% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 43.01% saturation and 37.84% 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 5.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive (#808000), ΔE 5.71.

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Web safe#999933
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Relative luminance0.2386

Complementary

  1. #8a8a37
  2. #37378a

Split complementary

  1. #8a8a37
  2. #37608a
  3. #60378a

Analogous

  1. #8a6037
  2. #8a8a37
  3. #608a37

Triadic

  1. #8a8a37
  2. #378a8a
  3. #8a378a

Tetradic

  1. #8a8a37
  2. #378a37
  3. #37378a
  4. #8a378a

Square

  1. #8a8a37
  2. #378a60
  3. #37378a
  4. #8a3760

Monochromatic

  1. #1d1d0b
  2. #535321
  3. #8a8a37
  4. #baba53
  5. #d0d08a

Shades

#8a8a37 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a8a37
  2. #7c7c32
  3. #6e6e2c
  4. #616127
  5. #535321
  6. #45451c
  7. #373716
  8. #292911
  9. #1c1c0b
  10. #0e0e06
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a8a37 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a8a37
  2. #96964b
  3. #a1a15f
  4. #adad73
  5. #b9b987
  6. #c5c59b
  7. #d0d0af
  8. #dcdcc3
  9. #e8e8d7
  10. #f3f3eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a8a37 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a8a37
  2. #89893e
  3. #888846
  4. #87874d
  5. #868654
  6. #85855c
  7. #848463
  8. #83836a
  9. #828271
  10. #818179
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #88886f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #95852e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #96873c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #938278 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #908732 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #91883a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #908564 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a8a37 {
  color: #8a8a37;
}
Background
.bg-8a8a37 {
  background-color: #8a8a37;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a8a37 {
  border: 2px solid #8a8a37;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a8a37;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 138 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 43% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a8a37 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a8a37, #608a37);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a8a37 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 138 55 / 0.35);
}

#808000 Olive ΔE 5.71 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 8.11 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 8.59 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 11.11 #568203 Avocado ΔE 11.91 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 13.69 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 13.78 #7575c8 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Olive
#8a8a37  rgb(138, 138, 55)  hsl(60, 43%, 38%)  Olive
#37378a  rgb(55, 55, 138)  hsl(240, 43%, 38%)  Dark Slate Blue
#378a8a  rgb(55, 138, 138)  hsl(180, 43%, 38%)  Dark Cyan
#8a378a  rgb(138, 55, 138)  hsl(300, 43%, 38%)  Deep Plum