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#8D8A3E

#8d8a3e ≈ Olive

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#8d8a3e 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 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.13% magenta, 56.03% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 57.72°, with 38.92% saturation and 39.8% 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 5.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive (#808000), ΔE 6.65.

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Relative luminance0.2419

Complementary

  1. #8d8a3e
  2. #3e418d

Split complementary

  1. #8d8a3e
  2. #3e688d
  3. #623e8d

Analogous

  1. #8d623e
  2. #8d8a3e
  3. #688d3e

Triadic

  1. #8d8a3e
  2. #3e8d8a
  3. #8a3e8d

Tetradic

  1. #8d8a3e
  2. #418d3e
  3. #3e418d
  4. #8a3e8d

Square

  1. #8d8a3e
  2. #3e8d62
  3. #3e418d
  4. #8d3e68

Monochromatic

  1. #23220f
  2. #585627
  3. #8d8a3e
  4. #b9b55f
  5. #d0ce94

Shades

#8d8a3e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8d8a3e
  2. #7f7c38
  3. #716e32
  4. #63612b
  5. #555325
  6. #47451f
  7. #383719
  8. #2a2913
  9. #1c1c0c
  10. #0e0e06
  11. #000000

Tints

#8d8a3e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8d8a3e
  2. #989651
  3. #a4a165
  4. #afad78
  5. #bbb98b
  6. #c6c59f
  7. #d1d0b2
  8. #dddcc5
  9. #e8e8d8
  10. #f4f3ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8d8a3e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8d8a3e
  2. #8c8945
  3. #8a884b
  4. #898752
  5. #888658
  6. #87855f
  7. #858466
  8. #84836c
  9. #838273
  10. #818179
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #898871 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #948536 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #968842 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #968279 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #92873a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #938940 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #938566 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8d8a3e {
  color: #8d8a3e;
}
Background
.bg-8d8a3e {
  background-color: #8d8a3e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8d8a3e {
  border: 2px solid #8d8a3e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8d8a3e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 141 138 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 39% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8d8a3e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8d8a3e, #688d3e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8d8a3e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(141 138 62 / 0.35);
}

#808000 Olive ΔE 6.65 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 7.97 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 9.70 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 10.84 #568203 Avocado ΔE 13.01 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 13.68 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 14.11 #7275c1 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Olive
#8d8a3e  rgb(141, 138, 62)  hsl(58, 39%, 40%)  Olive
#3e418d  rgb(62, 65, 141)  hsl(238, 39%, 40%)  Dark Slate Blue
#3e8d8a  rgb(62, 141, 138)  hsl(178, 39%, 40%)  Dark Cyan
#8a3e8d  rgb(138, 62, 141)  hsl(298, 39%, 40%)  Deep Plum