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#959216

#959216 ≈ Olive

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#959216 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 58.43% red, 57.25% green and 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.01% magenta, 85.23% yellow and 41.57% black. Its hue angle is 58.58°, with 74.27% saturation and 33.53% 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 6.4:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive (#808000), ΔE 6.74.

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Relative luminance0.2701

Complementary

  1. #959216
  2. #161995

Split complementary

  1. #959216
  2. #165995
  3. #521695

Analogous

  1. #955216
  2. #959216
  3. #599516

Triadic

  1. #959216
  2. #169592
  3. #921695

Tetradic

  1. #959216
  2. #199516
  3. #161995
  4. #921695

Square

  1. #959216
  2. #169552
  3. #161995
  4. #951659

Monochromatic

  1. #121103
  2. #52510c
  3. #959216
  4. #d8d320
  5. #e7e45d

Shades

#959216 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #959216
  2. #868314
  3. #777512
  4. #68660f
  5. #59580d
  6. #4b490b
  7. #3c3a09
  8. #2d2c07
  9. #1e1d04
  10. #0f0f02
  11. #000000

Tints

#959216 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #959216
  2. #a09d2d
  3. #aaa845
  4. #b5b35c
  5. #bfbe73
  6. #cac98b
  7. #d5d3a2
  8. #dfdeb9
  9. #eae9d0
  10. #f4f4e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#959216 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #959216
  2. #939021
  3. #918e2b
  4. #8f8d36
  5. #8d8b40
  6. #8b894b
  7. #888756
  8. #868560
  9. #84846b
  10. #828275
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #919071 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9f8c00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a19023 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a0887c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9b8e00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9c911e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9c8c63 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-959216 {
  color: #959216;
}
Background
.bg-959216 {
  background-color: #959216;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-959216 {
  border: 2px solid #959216;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #959216;
  --color-primary-rgb: 149 146 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 74% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-959216 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #959216, #599516);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-959216 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(149 146 22 / 0.35);
}

#808000 Olive ΔE 6.74 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.09 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 10.82 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 11.18 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 12.24 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 12.82 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 13.17 #6a6de9 Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Olive
#959216  rgb(149, 146, 22)  hsl(59, 74%, 34%)  Olive
#161995  rgb(22, 25, 149)  hsl(239, 74%, 34%)  Zaffre
#169592  rgb(22, 149, 146)  hsl(179, 74%, 34%)  Dark Cyan
#921695  rgb(146, 22, 149)  hsl(299, 74%, 34%)  Dark Magenta