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#7C8317

#7c8317 ≈ Olive

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#7c8317 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 48.63% red, 51.37% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.34% cyan, 0% magenta, 82.44% yellow and 48.63% black. Its hue angle is 63.89°, with 70.13% saturation and 30.2% 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 corporate identities. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive (#808000), ΔE 2.66.

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Web safe#669900
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Relative luminance0.2058

Complementary

  1. #7c8317
  2. #1e1783

Split complementary

  1. #7c8317
  2. #174683
  3. #541783

Analogous

  1. #835417
  2. #7c8317
  3. #468317

Triadic

  1. #7c8317
  2. #177c83
  3. #83177c

Tetradic

  1. #7c8317
  2. #17831e
  3. #1e1783
  4. #83177c

Square

  1. #7c8317
  2. #178354
  3. #1e1783
  4. #831746

Monochromatic

  1. #101103
  2. #3e420c
  3. #7c8317
  4. #bac422
  5. #d7e152

Shades

#7c8317 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7c8317
  2. #707615
  3. #636912
  4. #575c10
  5. #4a4f0e
  6. #3e420c
  7. #323409
  8. #252707
  9. #191a05
  10. #0c0d02
  11. #000000

Tints

#7c8317 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7c8317
  2. #898f2e
  3. #969c45
  4. #a3a85d
  5. #b0b574
  6. #bec18b
  7. #cbcda2
  8. #d8dab9
  9. #e5e6d1
  10. #f2f3e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7c8317 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7c8317
  2. #7c8322
  3. #7d822c
  4. #7d8237
  5. #7e8241
  6. #7e824c
  7. #7e8156
  8. #7f8161
  9. #7f816b
  10. #808076
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7d8064 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8d7c00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d7e22 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #857b6f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #877f06 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #87801e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #817e59 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7c8317 {
  color: #7c8317;
}
Background
.bg-7c8317 {
  background-color: #7c8317;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-7c8317 {
  border: 2px solid #7c8317;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7c8317;
  --color-primary-rgb: 124 131 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 64 70% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7c8317 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7c8317, #468317);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7c8317 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(124 131 23 / 0.35);
}

#808000 Olive ΔE 2.66 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 7.23 #568203 Avocado ΔE 8.79 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 11.31 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 11.59 #556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 13.61 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 14.44 #837ce8 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Olive
#7c8317  rgb(124, 131, 23)  hsl(64, 70%, 30%)  Olive
#1e1783  rgb(30, 23, 131)  hsl(244, 70%, 30%)  Phthalo Blue
#177c83  rgb(23, 124, 131)  hsl(184, 70%, 30%)  Teal
#83177c  rgb(131, 23, 124)  hsl(304, 70%, 30%)  Mardi Gras