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#8B831D

#8b831d ≈ Olive

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#8b831d is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.51% red, 51.37% green and 11.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.76% magenta, 79.14% yellow and 45.49% black. Its hue angle is 55.64°, with 65.48% saturation and 32.94% 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 5.36:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive (#808000), ΔE 3.19.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#999933
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Relative luminance0.2181

Complementary

  1. #8b831d
  2. #1d258b

Split complementary

  1. #8b831d
  2. #1d5c8b
  3. #4c1d8b

Analogous

  1. #8b4c1d
  2. #8b831d
  3. #5c8b1d

Triadic

  1. #8b831d
  2. #1d8b83
  3. #831d8b

Tetradic

  1. #8b831d
  2. #258b1d
  3. #1d258b
  4. #831d8b

Square

  1. #8b831d
  2. #1d8b4c
  3. #1d258b
  4. #8b1d5c

Monochromatic

  1. #111004
  2. #4c4710
  3. #8b831d
  4. #cabf2a
  5. #ded563

Shades

#8b831d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8b831d
  2. #7d761a
  3. #6f6917
  4. #615c14
  5. #534f11
  6. #46420f
  7. #38340c
  8. #2a2709
  9. #1c1a06
  10. #0e0d03
  11. #000000

Tints

#8b831d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8b831d
  2. #978f34
  3. #a29c4a
  4. #aea861
  5. #b9b577
  6. #c5c18e
  7. #d1cda5
  8. #dcdabb
  9. #e8e6d2
  10. #f3f3e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8b831d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8b831d
  2. #8a8327
  3. #898231
  4. #88823b
  5. #878245
  6. #86824f
  7. #848158
  8. #838162
  9. #82816c
  10. #818076
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #858267 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8f7e03 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #928325 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #967970 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e8011 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f8322 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #927d5a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8b831d {
  color: #8b831d;
}
Background
.bg-8b831d {
  background-color: #8b831d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8b831d {
  border: 2px solid #8b831d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8b831d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 139 131 29;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 65% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8b831d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8b831d, #5c8b1d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8b831d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(139 131 29 / 0.35);
}

#808000 Olive ΔE 3.19 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 11.21 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 12.10 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 12.34 #568203 Avocado ΔE 13.30 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 13.38 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 15.68 #747ce2 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Olive
#8b831d  rgb(139, 131, 29)  hsl(56, 65%, 33%)  Olive
#1d258b  rgb(29, 37, 139)  hsl(236, 65%, 33%)  Imperial Blue
#1d8b83  rgb(29, 139, 131)  hsl(176, 65%, 33%)  Dark Cyan
#831d8b  rgb(131, 29, 139)  hsl(296, 65%, 33%)  Dark Magenta