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#989969

#989969 ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#989969 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.61% red, 60% green and 41.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.65% cyan, 0% magenta, 31.37% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 61.25°, with 19.05% saturation and 50.59% 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 7.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 5.26.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.3048

Complementary

  1. #989969
  2. #6a6999

Split complementary

  1. #989969
  2. #698099
  3. #826999

Analogous

  1. #998269
  2. #989969
  3. #809969

Triadic

  1. #989969
  2. #699899
  3. #996998

Tetradic

  1. #989969
  2. #69996a
  3. #6a6999
  4. #996998

Square

  1. #989969
  2. #699982
  3. #6a6999
  4. #996980

Monochromatic

  1. #3e3f2b
  2. #6b6c49
  3. #989969
  4. #b7b897
  5. #d7d7c4

Shades

#989969 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #989969
  2. #898a5f
  3. #7a7a54
  4. #6a6b4a
  5. #5b5c3f
  6. #4c4d35
  7. #3d3d2a
  8. #2e2e20
  9. #1e1f15
  10. #0f0f0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#989969 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #989969
  2. #a2a378
  3. #adad87
  4. #b7b896
  5. #c1c2a5
  6. #ccccb4
  7. #d6d6c3
  8. #e0e0d2
  9. #eaebe1
  10. #f5f5f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#989969 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #989969
  2. #96976b
  3. #93946e
  4. #919270
  5. #8e8f72
  6. #8c8d75
  7. #8a8a77
  8. #878879
  9. #85857b
  10. #82837e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #969696 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #979786 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a19566 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a1976b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9f938d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9d9767 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e986a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9c9680 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-989969 {
  color: #989969;
}
Background
.bg-989969 {
  background-color: #989969;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-989969 {
  border: 2px solid #989969;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #989969;
  --color-primary-rgb: 152 153 105;
  --color-primary-hsl: 61 19% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-989969 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #989969, #809969);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-989969 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(152 153 105 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 5.26 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 9.25 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.67 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 10.33 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.79 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 11.26 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 11.53 #676696 Inverted #969696 Grayscale 

Moss Green
#989969  rgb(152, 153, 105)  hsl(61, 19%, 51%)  Moss Green
#6a6999  rgb(106, 105, 153)  hsl(241, 19%, 51%)  Royal Purple
#699899  rgb(105, 152, 153)  hsl(181, 19%, 51%)  Cadet Blue
#996998  rgb(153, 105, 152)  hsl(301, 19%, 51%)  Purple Mountain Majesty