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#989857

#989857 ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#989857 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.61% red, 59.61% green and 34.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 42.76% yellow and 40.39% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 27.2% saturation and 46.86% 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 6.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 4.8.

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Relative luminance0.2982

Complementary

  1. #989857
  2. #575798

Split complementary

  1. #989857
  2. #577798
  3. #775798

Analogous

  1. #987757
  2. #989857
  3. #779857

Triadic

  1. #989857
  2. #579898
  3. #985798

Tetradic

  1. #989857
  2. #579857
  3. #575798
  4. #985798

Square

  1. #989857
  2. #579877
  3. #575798
  4. #985777

Monochromatic

  1. #37371f
  2. #67673b
  3. #989857
  4. #b8b883
  5. #d4d4b4

Shades

#989857 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #989857
  2. #89894e
  3. #7a7a46
  4. #6a6a3d
  5. #5b5b34
  6. #4c4c2c
  7. #3d3d23
  8. #2e2e1a
  9. #1e1e11
  10. #0f0f09
  11. #000000

Tints

#989857 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #989857
  2. #a2a268
  3. #adad79
  4. #b7b789
  5. #c1c19a
  6. #ccccab
  7. #d6d6bc
  8. #e0e0cd
  9. #eaeadd
  10. #f5f5ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#989857 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #989857
  2. #96965b
  3. #93935f
  4. #919163
  5. #8e8e67
  6. #8c8c6c
  7. #8a8a70
  8. #878774
  9. #858578
  10. #82827c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #969680 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a19352 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a3965a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a09188 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9e9554 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e9759 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9d9478 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-989857 {
  color: #989857;
}
Background
.bg-989857 {
  background-color: #989857;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-989857 {
  border: 2px solid #989857;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #989857;
  --color-primary-rgb: 152 152 87;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 27% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-989857 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #989857, #779857);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-989857 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(152 152 87 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 4.80 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.86 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.78 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 9.81 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 10.99 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 11.04 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 11.24 #6767a8 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Moss Green
#989857  rgb(152, 152, 87)  hsl(60, 27%, 47%)  Moss Green
#575798  rgb(87, 87, 152)  hsl(240, 27%, 47%)  Dark Slate Blue
#579898  rgb(87, 152, 152)  hsl(180, 27%, 47%)  Cadet Blue
#985798  rgb(152, 87, 152)  hsl(300, 27%, 47%)  Purpureus