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#9B8C19

#9b8c19 ≈ Olive

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#9b8c19 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60.78% red, 54.9% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.68% magenta, 83.87% yellow and 39.22% black. Its hue angle is 53.08°, with 72.22% saturation and 35.29% 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 6.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive (#808000), ΔE 6.97.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#999900
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Relative luminance0.2579

Complementary

  1. #9b8c19
  2. #19289b

Split complementary

  1. #9b8c19
  2. #19699b
  3. #4b199b

Analogous

  1. #9b4b19
  2. #9b8c19
  3. #699b19

Triadic

  1. #9b8c19
  2. #199b8c
  3. #8c199b

Tetradic

  1. #9b8c19
  2. #289b19
  3. #19289b
  4. #8c199b

Square

  1. #9b8c19
  2. #199b4b
  3. #19289b
  4. #9b1969

Monochromatic

  1. #171504
  2. #59500e
  3. #9b8c19
  4. #dcc725
  5. #e6d867

Shades

#9b8c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9b8c19
  2. #8c7e17
  3. #7c7014
  4. #6d6212
  5. #5d540f
  6. #4e460d
  7. #3e380a
  8. #2f2a08
  9. #1f1c05
  10. #100e03
  11. #000000

Tints

#9b8c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9b8c19
  2. #a59830
  3. #afa347
  4. #b9af5e
  5. #c3ba75
  6. #cdc68c
  7. #d7d1a3
  8. #e1ddba
  9. #ebe8d1
  10. #f5f4e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9b8c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9b8c19
  2. #988b23
  3. #968a2e
  4. #938838
  5. #908742
  6. #8e864d
  7. #8b8557
  8. #888461
  9. #85826b
  10. #838176
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #928b6f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9a8800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9e8e23 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a88177 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9b8906 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d8d1f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a3865f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9b8c19 {
  color: #9b8c19;
}
Background
.bg-9b8c19 {
  background-color: #9b8c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9b8c19 {
  border: 2px solid #9b8c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9b8c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 155 140 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 72% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9b8c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9b8c19, #699b19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9b8c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(155 140 25 / 0.35);
}

#808000 Olive ΔE 6.97 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.45 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 10.56 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 12.53 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 13.09 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 13.31 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 13.38 #6473e6 Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Olive
#9b8c19  rgb(155, 140, 25)  hsl(53, 72%, 35%)  Olive
#19289b  rgb(25, 40, 155)  hsl(233, 72%, 35%)  Imperial Blue
#199b8c  rgb(25, 155, 140)  hsl(173, 72%, 35%)  Persian Green
#8c199b  rgb(140, 25, 155)  hsl(293, 72%, 35%)  Dark Magenta