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#9C862B

#9c862b ≈ Olive

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#9c862b is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.18% red, 52.55% green and 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.1% magenta, 72.44% yellow and 38.82% black. Its hue angle is 48.32°, with 56.78% saturation and 39.02% 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 5.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive (#808000), ΔE 8.13.

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Relative luminance0.2429

Complementary

  1. #9c862b
  2. #2b419c

Split complementary

  1. #9c862b
  2. #2b799c
  3. #4e2b9c

Analogous

  1. #9c4e2b
  2. #9c862b
  3. #799c2b

Triadic

  1. #9c862b
  2. #2b9c86
  3. #862b9c

Tetradic

  1. #9c862b
  2. #419c2b
  3. #2b419c
  4. #862b9c

Square

  1. #9c862b
  2. #2b9c4e
  3. #2b419c
  4. #9c2b79

Monochromatic

  1. #241f0a
  2. #60521a
  3. #9c862b
  4. #ccb247
  5. #ddcb83

Shades

#9c862b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9c862b
  2. #8c7927
  3. #7d6b22
  4. #6d5e1e
  5. #5e501a
  6. #4e4316
  7. #3e3611
  8. #2f280d
  9. #1f1b09
  10. #100d04
  11. #000000

Tints

#9c862b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9c862b
  2. #a69240
  3. #b09e55
  4. #baaa6b
  5. #c4b680
  6. #cec395
  7. #d7cfaa
  8. #e1dbbf
  9. #ebe7d5
  10. #f5f3ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9c862b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9c862b
  2. #998534
  3. #96853c
  4. #948445
  5. #91844d
  6. #8e8356
  7. #8b825e
  8. #888267
  9. #86816f
  10. #838178
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #90876e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #94831e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9a8a30 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a97b74 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #978424 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b882e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a4805f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9c862b {
  color: #9c862b;
}
Background
.bg-9c862b {
  background-color: #9c862b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9c862b {
  border: 2px solid #9c862b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9c862b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 134 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 57% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9c862b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9c862b, #799c2b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9c862b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 134 43 / 0.35);
}

#808000 Olive ΔE 8.13 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 8.61 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 10.15 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 13.75 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 13.86 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 13.96 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 14.29 #6379d4 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Olive
#9c862b  rgb(156, 134, 43)  hsl(48, 57%, 39%)  Olive
#2b419c  rgb(43, 65, 156)  hsl(228, 57%, 39%)  Cobalt Blue
#2b9c86  rgb(43, 156, 134)  hsl(168, 57%, 39%)  Persian Green
#862b9c  rgb(134, 43, 156)  hsl(288, 57%, 39%)  Dark Magenta