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#957C19

#957c19 ≈ Olive

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#957c19 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.43% red, 48.63% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.78% magenta, 83.22% yellow and 41.57% black. Its hue angle is 47.9°, with 71.26% saturation and 34.12% 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 corporate identities. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive (#808000), ΔE 7.93.

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Web safe#996600
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Relative luminance0.2088

Complementary

  1. #957c19
  2. #193295

Split complementary

  1. #957c19
  2. #197095
  3. #3e1995

Analogous

  1. #953e19
  2. #957c19
  3. #709519

Triadic

  1. #957c19
  2. #19957c
  3. #7c1995

Tetradic

  1. #957c19
  2. #329519
  3. #193295
  4. #7c1995

Square

  1. #957c19
  2. #19953e
  3. #193295
  4. #951970

Monochromatic

  1. #120f03
  2. #53450e
  3. #957c19
  4. #d7b324
  5. #e5ca62

Shades

#957c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #957c19
  2. #867017
  3. #776314
  4. #685712
  5. #594a0f
  6. #4b3e0d
  7. #3c320a
  8. #2d2508
  9. #1e1905
  10. #0f0c03
  11. #000000

Tints

#957c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #957c19
  2. #a08930
  3. #aa9647
  4. #b5a35e
  5. #bfb075
  6. #cabe8c
  7. #d5cba3
  8. #dfd8ba
  9. #eae5d1
  10. #f4f2e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#957c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #957c19
  2. #937c23
  3. #917d2e
  4. #8f7d38
  5. #8d7e42
  6. #8b7e4d
  7. #887e57
  8. #867f61
  9. #847f6b
  10. #828076
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #887d65 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8a7a00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #918120 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a2716a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f7b0b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #927f1d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9d7655 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-957c19 {
  color: #957c19;
}
Background
.bg-957c19 {
  background-color: #957c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-957c19 {
  border: 2px solid #957c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #957c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 149 124 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 71% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-957c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #957c19, #709519);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-957c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(149 124 25 / 0.35);
}

#808000 Olive ΔE 7.93 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 9.10 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 11.89 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 13.68 #826644 Raw Umber ΔE 14.88 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 15.92 #b87333 Copper ΔE 16.06 #6a83e6 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Olive
#957c19  rgb(149, 124, 25)  hsl(48, 71%, 34%)  Olive
#193295  rgb(25, 50, 149)  hsl(228, 71%, 34%)  Smalt
#19957c  rgb(25, 149, 124)  hsl(168, 71%, 34%)  Persian Green
#7c1995  rgb(124, 25, 149)  hsl(288, 71%, 34%)  Dark Magenta