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#8A9028

#8a9028 ≈ Olive

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#8a9028 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 15.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.17% cyan, 0% magenta, 72.22% yellow and 43.53% black. Its hue angle is 63.46°, with 56.52% saturation and 36.08% 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 6.1:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive (#808000), ΔE 6.03.

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Relative luminance0.255

Complementary

  1. #8a9028
  2. #2e2890

Split complementary

  1. #8a9028
  2. #285690
  3. #622890

Analogous

  1. #906228
  2. #8a9028
  3. #569028

Triadic

  1. #8a9028
  2. #288a90
  3. #90288a

Tetradic

  1. #8a9028
  2. #28902e
  3. #2e2890
  4. #90288a

Square

  1. #8a9028
  2. #289062
  3. #2e2890
  4. #902856

Monochromatic

  1. #171807
  2. #515417
  3. #8a9028
  4. #c1c93c
  5. #d4d978

Shades

#8a9028 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a9028
  2. #7c8224
  3. #6e7320
  4. #61651c
  5. #535618
  6. #454814
  7. #373a10
  8. #292b0c
  9. #1c1d08
  10. #0e0e04
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a9028 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a9028
  2. #969b3e
  3. #a1a653
  4. #adb169
  5. #b9bc7e
  6. #c5c894
  7. #d0d3a9
  8. #dcdebf
  9. #e8e9d4
  10. #f3f4ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a9028 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a9028
  2. #898e31
  3. #888d3a
  4. #878b42
  5. #868a4b
  6. #858854
  7. #84865d
  8. #838566
  9. #82836e
  10. #818277
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a8d70 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9b8916 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9b8b30 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #93877c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #958c1e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #958d2d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #908b64 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a9028 {
  color: #8a9028;
}
Background
.bg-8a9028 {
  background-color: #8a9028;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8a9028 {
  border: 2px solid #8a9028;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a9028;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 144 40;
  --color-primary-hsl: 63 57% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a9028 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a9028, #569028);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a9028 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 144 40 / 0.35);
}

#808000 Olive ΔE 6.03 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 7.45 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 8.54 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 10.19 #568203 Avocado ΔE 11.43 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 12.51 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 13.35 #756fd7 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Olive
#8a9028  rgb(138, 144, 40)  hsl(63, 57%, 36%)  Olive
#2e2890  rgb(46, 40, 144)  hsl(243, 57%, 36%)  Imperial Blue
#288a90  rgb(40, 138, 144)  hsl(183, 57%, 36%)  Dark Cyan
#90288a  rgb(144, 40, 138)  hsl(303, 57%, 36%)  Dark Magenta