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#8D8A2B

#8d8a2b ≈ Olive

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#8d8a2b is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.29% red, 54.12% green and 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.13% magenta, 69.5% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 58.16°, with 53.26% 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 5.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive (#808000), ΔE 4.7.

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Relative luminance0.2401

Complementary

  1. #8d8a2b
  2. #2b2e8d

Split complementary

  1. #8d8a2b
  2. #2b5f8d
  3. #592b8d

Analogous

  1. #8d592b
  2. #8d8a2b
  3. #5f8d2b

Triadic

  1. #8d8a2b
  2. #2b8d8a
  3. #8a2b8d

Tetradic

  1. #8d8a2b
  2. #2e8d2b
  3. #2b2e8d
  4. #8a2b8d

Square

  1. #8d8a2b
  2. #2b8d59
  3. #2b2e8d
  4. #8d2b5f

Monochromatic

  1. #181707
  2. #525119
  3. #8d8a2b
  4. #c5c140
  5. #d7d47a

Shades

#8d8a2b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8d8a2b
  2. #7f7c27
  3. #716e22
  4. #63611e
  5. #55531a
  6. #474516
  7. #383711
  8. #2a290d
  9. #1c1c09
  10. #0e0e04
  11. #000000

Tints

#8d8a2b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8d8a2b
  2. #989640
  3. #a4a155
  4. #afad6b
  5. #bbb980
  6. #c6c595
  7. #d1d0aa
  8. #dddcbf
  9. #e8e8d5
  10. #f4f3ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8d8a2b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8d8a2b
  2. #8c8934
  3. #8a883c
  4. #898745
  5. #88864d
  6. #878556
  7. #85845e
  8. #848367
  9. #83826f
  10. #818178
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #89886d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #96851d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #978831 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #978177 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #928723 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #93892f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #938561 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8d8a2b {
  color: #8d8a2b;
}
Background
.bg-8d8a2b {
  background-color: #8d8a2b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8d8a2b {
  border: 2px solid #8d8a2b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8d8a2b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 141 138 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 53% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8d8a2b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8d8a2b, #5f8d2b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8d8a2b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(141 138 43 / 0.35);
}

#808000 Olive ΔE 4.70 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 9.50 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 9.74 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 10.37 #568203 Avocado ΔE 12.65 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 14.30 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 14.48 #7275d4 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Olive
#8d8a2b  rgb(141, 138, 43)  hsl(58, 53%, 36%)  Olive
#2b2e8d  rgb(43, 46, 141)  hsl(238, 53%, 36%)  Imperial Blue
#2b8d8a  rgb(43, 141, 138)  hsl(178, 53%, 36%)  Dark Cyan
#8a2b8d  rgb(138, 43, 141)  hsl(298, 53%, 36%)  Dark Magenta