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#949239

#949239 ≈ Olive

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#949239 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.04% red, 57.25% green and 22.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.35% magenta, 61.49% yellow and 41.96% black. Its hue angle is 58.68°, with 44.39% 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 6.43:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive (#808000), ΔE 7.52.

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Web safe#999933
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Relative luminance0.2715

Complementary

  1. #949239
  2. #393b94

Split complementary

  1. #949239
  2. #396994
  3. #653994

Analogous

  1. #946539
  2. #949239
  3. #699439

Triadic

  1. #949239
  2. #399492
  3. #923994

Tetradic

  1. #949239
  2. #3b9439
  3. #393b94
  4. #923994

Square

  1. #949239
  2. #399465
  3. #393b94
  4. #943969

Monochromatic

  1. #26250e
  2. #5d5c24
  3. #949239
  4. #bfbd5a
  5. #d5d391

Shades

#949239 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #949239
  2. #858333
  3. #76752e
  4. #686628
  5. #595822
  6. #4a491d
  7. #3b3a17
  8. #2c2c11
  9. #1e1d0b
  10. #0f0f06
  11. #000000

Tints

#949239 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #949239
  2. #9f9d4d
  3. #a9a861
  4. #b4b374
  5. #bfbe88
  6. #cac99c
  7. #d4d3b0
  8. #dfdec4
  9. #eae9d7
  10. #f4f4eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#949239 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #949239
  2. #929040
  3. #908e47
  4. #8e8d4e
  5. #8c8b55
  6. #8a895d
  7. #888764
  8. #86856b
  9. #848472
  10. #828279
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #919075 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9d8c2f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9f903e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9e897f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9a8f33 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b913c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9a8d6a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-949239 {
  color: #949239;
}
Background
.bg-949239 {
  background-color: #949239;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-949239 {
  border: 2px solid #949239;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #949239;
  --color-primary-rgb: 148 146 57;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 44% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-949239 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #949239, #699439);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-949239 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(148 146 57 / 0.35);
}

#808000 Olive ΔE 7.52 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 7.90 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.14 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 9.82 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 11.82 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 11.85 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 13.03 #6b6dc6 Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Olive
#949239  rgb(148, 146, 57)  hsl(59, 44%, 40%)  Olive
#393b94  rgb(57, 59, 148)  hsl(239, 44%, 40%)  Dark Slate Blue
#399492  rgb(57, 148, 146)  hsl(179, 44%, 40%)  Dark Cyan
#923994  rgb(146, 57, 148)  hsl(299, 44%, 40%)  Deep Plum