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#7F8317

#7f8317 ≈ Olive

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#7f8317 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 49.8% red, 51.37% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.05% cyan, 0% magenta, 82.44% yellow and 48.63% black. Its hue angle is 62.22°, 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 5.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive (#808000), ΔE 2.03.

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Web safe#669900
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Relative luminance0.2081

Complementary

  1. #7f8317
  2. #1b1783

Split complementary

  1. #7f8317
  2. #174983
  3. #511783

Analogous

  1. #835117
  2. #7f8317
  3. #498317

Triadic

  1. #7f8317
  2. #177f83
  3. #83177f

Tetradic

  1. #7f8317
  2. #17831b
  3. #1b1783
  4. #83177f

Square

  1. #7f8317
  2. #178351
  3. #1b1783
  4. #831749

Monochromatic

  1. #111103
  2. #40420c
  3. #7f8317
  4. #bec422
  5. #dbe152

Shades

#7f8317 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7f8317
  2. #727615
  3. #666912
  4. #595c10
  5. #4c4f0e
  6. #40420c
  7. #333409
  8. #262707
  9. #191a05
  10. #0d0d02
  11. #000000

Tints

#7f8317 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7f8317
  2. #8c8f2e
  3. #999c45
  4. #a5a85d
  5. #b2b574
  6. #bfc18b
  7. #cccda2
  8. #d9dab9
  9. #e5e6d1
  10. #f2f3e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7f8317 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7f8317
  2. #7f8322
  3. #7f822c
  4. #7f8237
  5. #7f8241
  6. #80824c
  7. #808156
  8. #808161
  9. #80816b
  10. #808076
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7e8064 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8e7d00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e7f21 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #887a70 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #887f06 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #88811e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #857e59 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7f8317 {
  color: #7f8317;
}
Background
.bg-7f8317 {
  background-color: #7f8317;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-7f8317 {
  border: 2px solid #7f8317;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7f8317;
  --color-primary-rgb: 127 131 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 62 70% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7f8317 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7f8317, #498317);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7f8317 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(127 131 23 / 0.35);
}

#808000 Olive ΔE 2.03 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 7.99 #568203 Avocado ΔE 9.67 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 11.48 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 12.41 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 13.91 #556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 14.17 #807ce8 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Olive
#7f8317  rgb(127, 131, 23)  hsl(62, 70%, 30%)  Olive
#1b1783  rgb(27, 23, 131)  hsl(242, 70%, 30%)  Phthalo Blue
#177f83  rgb(23, 127, 131)  hsl(182, 70%, 30%)  Teal
#83177f  rgb(131, 23, 127)  hsl(302, 70%, 30%)  Mardi Gras