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#949500

#949500 ≈ Olive

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#949500 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.04% red, 58.43% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 41.57% black. Its hue angle is 60.4°, with 100% saturation and 29.22% 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 luxury branding. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive (#808000), ΔE 7.55.

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Web safe#999900
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Relative luminance0.2779

Complementary

  1. #949500
  2. #010095

Split complementary

  1. #949500
  2. #004a95
  3. #4c0095

Analogous

  1. #954c00
  2. #949500
  3. #4a9500

Triadic

  1. #949500
  2. #009495
  3. #950094

Tetradic

  1. #949500
  2. #009501
  3. #010095
  4. #950094

Square

  1. #949500
  2. #00954c
  3. #010095
  4. #95004a

Monochromatic

  1. #141400
  2. #484900
  3. #949500
  4. #e0e200
  5. #feff2f

Shades

#949500 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #949500
  2. #858600
  3. #767700
  4. #686800
  5. #595900
  6. #4a4b00
  7. #3b3c00
  8. #2c2d00
  9. #1e1e00
  10. #0f0f00
  11. #000000

Tints

#949500 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #949500
  2. #9fa01a
  3. #a9aa33
  4. #b4b54d
  5. #bfbf66
  6. #caca80
  7. #d4d599
  8. #dfdfb3
  9. #eaeacc
  10. #f4f4e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#949500 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #949500
  2. #92930d
  3. #90911a
  4. #8e8f26
  5. #8c8d33
  6. #8a8b40
  7. #88884d
  8. #86865a
  9. #848466
  10. #828273
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #919272 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a28e00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a39118 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9f8b7e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9d9100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d9311 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9b8f63 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-949500 {
  color: #949500;
}
Background
.bg-949500 {
  background-color: #949500;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-949500 {
  border: 2px solid #949500;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #949500;
  --color-primary-rgb: 148 149 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 100% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-949500 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #949500, #4a9500);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-949500 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(148 149 0 / 0.35);
}

#808000 Olive ΔE 7.55 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.32 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 10.70 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 11.54 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 11.65 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 12.36 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 13.21 #6b6aff Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Olive
#949500  rgb(148, 149, 0)  hsl(60, 100%, 29%)  Olive
#010095  rgb(1, 0, 149)  hsl(240, 100%, 29%)  Dark Blue
#009495  rgb(0, 148, 149)  hsl(180, 100%, 29%)  Dark Cyan
#950094  rgb(149, 0, 148)  hsl(300, 100%, 29%)  Dark Magenta