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#8D8566

#8d8566 ≈ Battleship Gray

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#8d8566 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.29% red, 52.16% green and 40% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.67% magenta, 27.66% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 47.69°, with 16.05% saturation and 47.65% 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 5.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Battleship Gray (#848482), ΔE 11.86.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.234

Complementary

  1. #8d8566
  2. #666e8d

Split complementary

  1. #8d8566
  2. #66828d
  3. #72668d

Analogous

  1. #8d7266
  2. #8d8566
  3. #828d66

Triadic

  1. #8d8566
  2. #668d85
  3. #85668d

Tetradic

  1. #8d8566
  2. #6e8d66
  3. #666e8d
  4. #85668d

Square

  1. #8d8566
  2. #668d72
  3. #666e8d
  4. #8d6682

Monochromatic

  1. #343126
  2. #615b46
  3. #8d8566
  4. #afa990
  5. #cfcbbd

Shades

#8d8566 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8d8566
  2. #7f785c
  3. #716a52
  4. #635d47
  5. #55503d
  6. #474333
  7. #383529
  8. #2a281f
  9. #1c1b14
  10. #0e0d0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#8d8566 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8d8566
  2. #989175
  3. #a49d85
  4. #afaa94
  5. #bbb6a3
  6. #c6c2b3
  7. #d1cec2
  8. #dddad1
  9. #e8e7e0
  10. #f4f3f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8d8566 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8d8566
  2. #8c8569
  3. #8a846b
  4. #89846e
  5. #888370
  6. #878373
  7. #858276
  8. #848278
  9. #83817b
  10. #81817d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #88857a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8c8364 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e8667 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #93807d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c8465 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d8667 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #918274 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8d8566 {
  color: #8d8566;
}
Background
.bg-8d8566 {
  background-color: #8d8566;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8d8566 {
  border: 2px solid #8d8566;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8d8566;
  --color-primary-rgb: 141 133 102;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 16% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8d8566 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8d8566, #828d66);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8d8566 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(141 133 102 / 0.35);
}

#848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 11.86 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 12.03 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 12.64 #808080 Gray ΔE 13.00 #808080 Grey ΔE 13.00 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 13.66 #826644 Raw Umber ΔE 13.86 #727a99 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Battleship Gray
#8d8566  rgb(141, 133, 102)  hsl(48, 16%, 48%)  Battleship Gray
#666e8d  rgb(102, 110, 141)  hsl(228, 16%, 48%)  Queen Blue
#668d85  rgb(102, 141, 133)  hsl(168, 16%, 48%)  Xanadu
#85668d  rgb(133, 102, 141)  hsl(288, 16%, 48%)  Old Lavender