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#8D8317

#8d8317 ≈ Olive

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#8d8317 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.29% red, 51.37% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.09% magenta, 83.69% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 54.92°, with 71.95% saturation and 32.16% 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 5.39:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive (#808000), ΔE 3.54.

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Relative luminance0.2196

Complementary

  1. #8d8317
  2. #17218d

Split complementary

  1. #8d8317
  2. #175c8d
  3. #48178d

Analogous

  1. #8d4817
  2. #8d8317
  3. #5c8d17

Triadic

  1. #8d8317
  2. #178d83
  3. #83178d

Tetradic

  1. #8d8317
  2. #218d17
  3. #17218d
  4. #83178d

Square

  1. #8d8317
  2. #178d48
  3. #17218d
  4. #8d175c

Monochromatic

  1. #121003
  2. #4b460c
  3. #8d8317
  4. #cfc022
  5. #e4d859

Shades

#8d8317 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8d8317
  2. #7f7615
  3. #716912
  4. #635c10
  5. #554f0e
  6. #47420c
  7. #383409
  8. #2a2707
  9. #1c1a05
  10. #0e0d02
  11. #000000

Tints

#8d8317 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8d8317
  2. #988f2e
  3. #a49c45
  4. #afa85d
  5. #bbb574
  6. #c6c18b
  7. #d1cda2
  8. #dddab9
  9. #e8e6d1
  10. #f4f3e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8d8317 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8d8317
  2. #8c8322
  3. #8a822c
  4. #898237
  5. #888241
  6. #87824c
  7. #858156
  8. #848161
  9. #83816b
  10. #818076
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #868267 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #907e00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #938321 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #987970 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f8005 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #91831d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #947d59 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8d8317 {
  color: #8d8317;
}
Background
.bg-8d8317 {
  background-color: #8d8317;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8d8317 {
  border: 2px solid #8d8317;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8d8317;
  --color-primary-rgb: 141 131 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 72% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8d8317 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8d8317, #5c8d17);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8d8317 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(141 131 23 / 0.35);
}

#808000 Olive ΔE 3.54 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 11.91 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 11.93 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 12.71 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 13.00 #568203 Avocado ΔE 14.00 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 15.95 #727ce8 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Olive
#8d8317  rgb(141, 131, 23)  hsl(55, 72%, 32%)  Olive
#17218d  rgb(23, 33, 141)  hsl(235, 72%, 32%)  Imperial Blue
#178d83  rgb(23, 141, 131)  hsl(175, 72%, 32%)  Dark Cyan
#83178d  rgb(131, 23, 141)  hsl(295, 72%, 32%)  Dark Magenta