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#8D7828

#8d7828 ≈ Olive

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#8d7828 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.29% red, 47.06% green and 15.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.89% magenta, 71.63% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 47.52°, with 55.8% saturation and 35.49% 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 4.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive (#808000), ΔE 7.81.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#996633
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Relative luminance0.1925

Complementary

  1. #8d7828
  2. #283d8d

Split complementary

  1. #8d7828
  2. #28708d
  3. #45288d

Analogous

  1. #8d4528
  2. #8d7828
  3. #708d28

Triadic

  1. #8d7828
  2. #288d78
  3. #78288d

Tetradic

  1. #8d7828
  2. #3d8d28
  3. #283d8d
  4. #78288d

Square

  1. #8d7828
  2. #288d45
  3. #283d8d
  4. #8d2870

Monochromatic

  1. #161306
  2. #514517
  3. #8d7828
  4. #c7aa3a
  5. #d8c476

Shades

#8d7828 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8d7828
  2. #7f6c24
  3. #716020
  4. #63541c
  5. #554818
  6. #473c14
  7. #383010
  8. #2a240c
  9. #1c1808
  10. #0e0c04
  11. #000000

Tints

#8d7828 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8d7828
  2. #98863e
  3. #a49353
  4. #afa169
  5. #bbae7e
  6. #c6bc94
  7. #d1c9a9
  8. #ddd7bf
  9. #e8e4d4
  10. #f4f2ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8d7828 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8d7828
  2. #8c7931
  3. #8a7a3a
  4. #897a42
  5. #887b4b
  6. #877c54
  7. #857d5d
  8. #847e66
  9. #837e6e
  10. #817f77
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #827963 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #85761d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a7c2c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #986e68 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #887722 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b7a2b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #947255 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8d7828 {
  color: #8d7828;
}
Background
.bg-8d7828 {
  background-color: #8d7828;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8d7828 {
  border: 2px solid #8d7828;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8d7828;
  --color-primary-rgb: 141 120 40;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 56% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8d7828 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8d7828, #708d28);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8d7828 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(141 120 40 / 0.35);
}

#808000 Olive ΔE 7.81 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 11.37 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 11.49 #826644 Raw Umber ΔE 12.50 #6c541e Field Drab ΔE 13.98 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 15.37 #a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 15.70 #7287d7 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Olive
#8d7828  rgb(141, 120, 40)  hsl(48, 56%, 35%)  Olive
#283d8d  rgb(40, 61, 141)  hsl(228, 56%, 35%)  Smalt
#288d78  rgb(40, 141, 120)  hsl(168, 56%, 35%)  Viridian
#78288d  rgb(120, 40, 141)  hsl(288, 56%, 35%)  Eminence