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#998E50

#998e50 ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#998e50 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 55.69% green and 31.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.19% magenta, 47.71% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 50.96°, with 31.33% saturation and 45.69% 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 6.34:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 8.64.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.267

Complementary

  1. #998e50
  2. #505b99

Split complementary

  1. #998e50
  2. #508099
  3. #6a5099

Analogous

  1. #996a50
  2. #998e50
  3. #809950

Triadic

  1. #998e50
  2. #50998e
  3. #8e5099

Tetradic

  1. #998e50
  2. #5b9950
  3. #505b99
  4. #8e5099

Square

  1. #998e50
  2. #50996a
  3. #505b99
  4. #995080

Monochromatic

  1. #35311b
  2. #675f36
  3. #998e50
  4. #bab17b
  5. #d4cfae

Shades

#998e50 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #998e50
  2. #8a8048
  3. #7a7240
  4. #6b6338
  5. #5c5530
  6. #4d4728
  7. #3d3920
  8. #2e2b18
  9. #1f1c10
  10. #0f0e08
  11. #000000

Tints

#998e50 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #998e50
  2. #a39962
  3. #ada573
  4. #b8b085
  5. #c2bb96
  6. #ccc7a8
  7. #d6d2b9
  8. #e0ddcb
  9. #ebe8dc
  10. #f5f4ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#998e50 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #998e50
  2. #978d55
  3. #948b5a
  4. #928a5e
  5. #8f8863
  6. #8d8768
  7. #8a866d
  8. #888472
  9. #858376
  10. #83817b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #928d79 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #998b4b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9c8f53 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a3867f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #998c4d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b8f52 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9f896f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-998e50 {
  color: #998e50;
}
Background
.bg-998e50 {
  background-color: #998e50;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-998e50 {
  border: 2px solid #998e50;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #998e50;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 142 80;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 31% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-998e50 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #998e50, #809950);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-998e50 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 142 80 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 8.64 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.67 #808000 Olive ΔE 10.28 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 12.00 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 12.30 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 12.46 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 12.49 #6671af Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Moss Green
#998e50  rgb(153, 142, 80)  hsl(51, 31%, 46%)  Moss Green
#505b99  rgb(80, 91, 153)  hsl(231, 31%, 46%)  Queen Blue
#50998e  rgb(80, 153, 142)  hsl(171, 31%, 46%)  Cadet Blue
#8e5099  rgb(142, 80, 153)  hsl(291, 31%, 46%)  Purpureus