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#8A901D

#8a901d ≈ Olive

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#8a901d is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 56.47% green and 11.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.17% cyan, 0% magenta, 79.86% yellow and 43.53% black. Its hue angle is 63.13°, with 66.47% saturation and 33.92% 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 corporate identities. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive (#808000), ΔE 5.74.

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Web safe#999933
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Relative luminance0.2544

Complementary

  1. #8a901d
  2. #231d90

Split complementary

  1. #8a901d
  2. #1d5090
  3. #5c1d90

Analogous

  1. #905c1d
  2. #8a901d
  3. #50901d

Triadic

  1. #8a901d
  2. #1d8a90
  3. #901d8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a901d
  2. #1d9023
  3. #231d90
  4. #901d8a

Square

  1. #8a901d
  2. #1d905c
  3. #231d90
  4. #901d50

Monochromatic

  1. #101103
  2. #4d5010
  3. #8a901d
  4. #c7d02a
  5. #dae066

Shades

#8a901d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a901d
  2. #7c821a
  3. #6e7317
  4. #616514
  5. #535611
  6. #45480f
  7. #373a0c
  8. #292b09
  9. #1c1d06
  10. #0e0e03
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a901d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a901d
  2. #969b34
  3. #a1a64a
  4. #adb161
  5. #b9bc77
  6. #c5c88e
  7. #d0d3a5
  8. #dcdebb
  9. #e8e9d2
  10. #f3f4e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a901d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a901d
  2. #898e27
  3. #888d31
  4. #878b3b
  5. #868a45
  6. #85884f
  7. #848658
  8. #838562
  9. #82836c
  10. #818276
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a8c6f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9b8900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9c8b28 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #94877b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #958c0d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #958d24 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #908b63 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a901d {
  color: #8a901d;
}
Background
.bg-8a901d {
  background-color: #8a901d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a901d {
  border: 2px solid #8a901d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a901d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 144 29;
  --color-primary-hsl: 63 66% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a901d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a901d, #50901d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a901d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 144 29 / 0.35);
}

#808000 Olive ΔE 5.74 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 7.81 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 9.56 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 10.21 #568203 Avocado ΔE 11.59 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 12.30 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 14.12 #756fe2 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Olive
#8a901d  rgb(138, 144, 29)  hsl(63, 66%, 34%)  Olive
#231d90  rgb(35, 29, 144)  hsl(243, 66%, 34%)  Imperial Blue
#1d8a90  rgb(29, 138, 144)  hsl(183, 66%, 34%)  Dark Cyan
#901d8a  rgb(144, 29, 138)  hsl(303, 66%, 34%)  Dark Magenta