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#989946

#989946 ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#989946 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.61% red, 60% green and 27.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.65% cyan, 0% magenta, 54.25% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 60.72°, with 37.22% saturation and 43.73% 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 6.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 6.27.

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Web safe#999933
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Relative luminance0.299

Complementary

  1. #989946
  2. #474699

Split complementary

  1. #989946
  2. #466f99
  3. #714699

Analogous

  1. #997146
  2. #989946
  3. #6f9946

Triadic

  1. #989946
  2. #469899
  3. #994698

Tetradic

  1. #989946
  2. #469947
  3. #474699
  4. #994698

Square

  1. #989946
  2. #469971
  3. #474699
  4. #99466f

Monochromatic

  1. #303016
  2. #64652e
  3. #989946
  4. #bcbd6f
  5. #d4d5a3

Shades

#989946 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #989946
  2. #898a3f
  3. #7a7a38
  4. #6a6b31
  5. #5b5c2a
  6. #4c4d23
  7. #3d3d1c
  8. #2e2e15
  9. #1e1f0e
  10. #0f0f07
  11. #000000

Tints

#989946 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #989946
  2. #a2a359
  3. #adad6b
  4. #b7b87e
  5. #c1c290
  6. #cccca3
  7. #d6d6b5
  8. #e0e0c8
  9. #eaebda
  10. #f5f5ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#989946 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #989946
  2. #96974c
  3. #939452
  4. #919257
  5. #8e8f5d
  6. #8c8d63
  7. #8a8a69
  8. #87886f
  9. #858574
  10. #82837a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #96967d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a4933e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a5964a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a19086 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9f9641 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a09749 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9e9472 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-989946 {
  color: #989946;
}
Background
.bg-989946 {
  background-color: #989946;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-989946 {
  border: 2px solid #989946;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #989946;
  --color-primary-rgb: 152 153 70;
  --color-primary-hsl: 61 37% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-989946 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #989946, #6f9946);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-989946 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(152 153 70 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 6.27 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.28 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.66 #808000 Olive ΔE 9.98 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 10.20 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 10.44 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 10.91 #6766b9 Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Moss Green
#989946  rgb(152, 153, 70)  hsl(61, 37%, 44%)  Moss Green
#474699  rgb(71, 70, 153)  hsl(241, 37%, 44%)  Dark Slate Blue
#469899  rgb(70, 152, 153)  hsl(181, 37%, 44%)  Cadet Blue
#994698  rgb(153, 70, 152)  hsl(301, 37%, 44%)  Deep Plum