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#949666

#949666 ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#949666 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.04% red, 58.82% green and 40% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.33% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 41.18% black. Its hue angle is 62.5°, with 19.05% saturation and 49.41% 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 6.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 4.92.

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Relative luminance0.2907

Complementary

  1. #949666
  2. #686696

Split complementary

  1. #949666
  2. #667c96
  3. #806696

Analogous

  1. #968066
  2. #949666
  3. #7c9666

Triadic

  1. #949666
  2. #669496
  3. #966694

Tetradic

  1. #949666
  2. #669668
  3. #686696
  4. #966694

Square

  1. #949666
  2. #669680
  3. #686696
  4. #96667c

Monochromatic

  1. #3a3b28
  2. #676847
  3. #949666
  4. #b4b693
  5. #d4d4c0

Shades

#949666 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #949666
  2. #85875c
  3. #767852
  4. #686947
  5. #595a3d
  6. #4a4b33
  7. #3b3c29
  8. #2c2d1f
  9. #1e1e14
  10. #0f0f0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#949666 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #949666
  2. #9fa175
  3. #a9ab85
  4. #b4b694
  5. #bfc0a3
  6. #cacbb3
  7. #d4d5c2
  8. #dfe0d1
  9. #eaeae0
  10. #f4f5f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#949666 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #949666
  2. #929469
  3. #90926b
  4. #8e8f6e
  5. #8c8d70
  6. #8a8b73
  7. #888976
  8. #868778
  9. #84847b
  10. #82827d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #939483 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9d9263 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9e9468 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9a908a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9a9464 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a9567 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #98937d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-949666 {
  color: #949666;
}
Background
.bg-949666 {
  background-color: #949666;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-949666 {
  border: 2px solid #949666;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #949666;
  --color-primary-rgb: 148 150 102;
  --color-primary-hsl: 63 19% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-949666 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #949666, #7c9666);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-949666 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(148 150 102 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 4.92 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 9.34 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 10.76 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 11.39 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 11.73 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 11.79 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 12.12 #6b6999 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Moss Green
#949666  rgb(148, 150, 102)  hsl(63, 19%, 49%)  Moss Green
#686696  rgb(104, 102, 150)  hsl(243, 19%, 49%)  Royal Purple
#669496  rgb(102, 148, 150)  hsl(183, 19%, 49%)  Cadet Blue
#966694  rgb(150, 102, 148)  hsl(303, 19%, 49%)  Purple Mountain Majesty