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#9D8C19

#9d8c19 ≈ Olive

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#9d8c19 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.57% red, 54.9% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.83% magenta, 84.08% yellow and 38.43% black. Its hue angle is 52.27°, with 72.53% saturation and 35.69% 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 6.2:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive (#808000), ΔE 7.46.

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Relative luminance0.2599

Complementary

  1. #9d8c19
  2. #192a9d

Split complementary

  1. #9d8c19
  2. #196c9d
  3. #4a199d

Analogous

  1. #9d4a19
  2. #9d8c19
  3. #6c9d19

Triadic

  1. #9d8c19
  2. #199d8c
  3. #8c199d

Tetradic

  1. #9d8c19
  2. #2a9d19
  3. #192a9d
  4. #8c199d

Square

  1. #9d8c19
  2. #199d4a
  3. #192a9d
  4. #9d196c

Monochromatic

  1. #191604
  2. #5b510e
  3. #9d8c19
  4. #dcc526
  5. #e7d768

Shades

#9d8c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9d8c19
  2. #8d7e17
  3. #7e7014
  4. #6e6212
  5. #5e540f
  6. #4f460d
  7. #3f380a
  8. #2f2a08
  9. #1f1c05
  10. #100e03
  11. #000000

Tints

#9d8c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9d8c19
  2. #a79830
  3. #b1a347
  4. #baaf5e
  5. #c4ba75
  6. #cec68c
  7. #d8d1a3
  8. #e2ddba
  9. #ebe8d1
  10. #f5f4e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9d8c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9d8c19
  2. #9a8b23
  3. #978a2e
  4. #948838
  5. #918742
  6. #8f864d
  7. #8c8557
  8. #898461
  9. #86826b
  10. #838176
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #938c6f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9a8800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9f8e23 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aa8177 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9b8a05 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e8d1f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a5855f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9d8c19 {
  color: #9d8c19;
}
Background
.bg-9d8c19 {
  background-color: #9d8c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9d8c19 {
  border: 2px solid #9d8c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9d8c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 157 140 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 73% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9d8c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9d8c19, #6c9d19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9d8c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(157 140 25 / 0.35);
}

#808000 Olive ΔE 7.46 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.35 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 9.95 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 12.38 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 13.00 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 13.06 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 13.48 #6273e6 Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Olive
#9d8c19  rgb(157, 140, 25)  hsl(52, 73%, 36%)  Olive
#192a9d  rgb(25, 42, 157)  hsl(232, 73%, 36%)  Imperial Blue
#199d8c  rgb(25, 157, 140)  hsl(172, 73%, 36%)  Persian Green
#8c199d  rgb(140, 25, 157)  hsl(292, 73%, 36%)  Dark Magenta