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#978747

#978747 ≈ Olive

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#978747 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 52.94% green and 27.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.6% magenta, 52.98% yellow and 40.78% black. Its hue angle is 48°, with 36.04% saturation and 43.53% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive (#808000), ΔE 9.44.

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Relative luminance0.2436

Complementary

  1. #978747
  2. #475797

Split complementary

  1. #978747
  2. #477f97
  3. #5f4797

Analogous

  1. #975f47
  2. #978747
  3. #7f9747

Triadic

  1. #978747
  2. #479787
  3. #874797

Tetradic

  1. #978747
  2. #579747
  3. #475797
  4. #874797

Square

  1. #978747
  2. #47975f
  3. #475797
  4. #97477f

Monochromatic

  1. #2f2a16
  2. #63582f
  3. #978747
  4. #bbac6f
  5. #d4caa3

Shades

#978747 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #978747
  2. #887a40
  3. #796c39
  4. #6a5f32
  5. #5b512b
  6. #4c4424
  7. #3c361c
  8. #2d2915
  9. #1e1b0e
  10. #0f0e07
  11. #000000

Tints

#978747 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #978747
  2. #a19359
  3. #ac9f6c
  4. #b6ab7e
  5. #c1b791
  6. #cbc3a3
  7. #d5cfb5
  8. #e0dbc8
  9. #eae7da
  10. #f5f3ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#978747 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #978747
  2. #95864d
  3. #928652
  4. #908558
  5. #8e845e
  6. #8c8464
  7. #898369
  8. #87826f
  9. #858175
  10. #82817a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e8773 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #928441 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #978a4a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a17f78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #948544 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #978949 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9d8268 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-978747 {
  color: #978747;
}
Background
.bg-978747 {
  background-color: #978747;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-978747 {
  border: 2px solid #978747;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #978747;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 135 71;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 36% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-978747 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #978747, #7f9747);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-978747 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 135 71 / 0.35);
}

#808000 Olive ΔE 9.44 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 11.03 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 11.11 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 11.57 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 12.56 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 13.98 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 14.14 #6878b8 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Olive
#978747  rgb(151, 135, 71)  hsl(48, 36%, 44%)  Olive
#475797  rgb(71, 87, 151)  hsl(228, 36%, 44%)  Sapphire
#479787  rgb(71, 151, 135)  hsl(168, 36%, 44%)  Persian Green
#874797  rgb(135, 71, 151)  hsl(288, 36%, 44%)  Deep Plum