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#8E893F

#8e893f ≈ Olive

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#8e893f is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.69% red, 53.73% green and 24.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.52% magenta, 55.63% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 56.2°, with 38.54% saturation and 40.2% 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 6.8.

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Relative luminance0.24

Complementary

  1. #8e893f
  2. #3f448e

Split complementary

  1. #8e893f
  2. #3f6c8e
  3. #623f8e

Analogous

  1. #8e623f
  2. #8e893f
  3. #6c8e3f

Triadic

  1. #8e893f
  2. #3f8e89
  3. #893f8e

Tetradic

  1. #8e893f
  2. #448e3f
  3. #3f448e
  4. #893f8e

Square

  1. #8e893f
  2. #3f8e62
  3. #3f448e
  4. #8e3f6c

Monochromatic

  1. #242310
  2. #595627
  3. #8e893f
  4. #b9b361
  5. #d0cd96

Shades

#8e893f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8e893f
  2. #807b39
  3. #726e32
  4. #63602c
  5. #555226
  6. #474520
  7. #393719
  8. #2b2913
  9. #1c1b0d
  10. #0e0e06
  11. #000000

Tints

#8e893f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8e893f
  2. #999552
  3. #a5a165
  4. #b0ac79
  5. #bbb88c
  6. #c7c49f
  7. #d2d0b2
  8. #dddcc5
  9. #e8e7d9
  10. #f4f3ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8e893f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8e893f
  2. #8d8846
  3. #8b874c
  4. #8a8653
  5. #888559
  6. #878560
  7. #868466
  8. #84836d
  9. #838273
  10. #81817a
  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 #8a8771 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #948438 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #968843 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #978178 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #91863b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #938841 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #948466 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8e893f {
  color: #8e893f;
}
Background
.bg-8e893f {
  background-color: #8e893f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8e893f {
  border: 2px solid #8e893f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8e893f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 142 137 63;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 39% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8e893f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8e893f, #6c8e3f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8e893f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(142 137 63 / 0.35);
}

#808000 Olive ΔE 6.80 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 8.41 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 10.35 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 10.93 #568203 Avocado ΔE 13.51 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 14.15 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 14.28 #7176c0 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Olive
#8e893f  rgb(142, 137, 63)  hsl(56, 39%, 40%)  Olive
#3f448e  rgb(63, 68, 142)  hsl(236, 39%, 40%)  Dark Slate Blue
#3f8e89  rgb(63, 142, 137)  hsl(176, 39%, 40%)  Dark Cyan
#893f8e  rgb(137, 63, 142)  hsl(296, 39%, 40%)  Deep Plum