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#808237

#808237 ≈ Olive

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#808237 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 50.2% red, 50.98% green and 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.54% cyan, 0% magenta, 57.69% yellow and 49.02% black. Its hue angle is 61.6°, with 40.54% saturation and 36.27% 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 5.17:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive (#808000), ΔE 5.61.

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Relative luminance0.2083

Complementary

  1. #808237
  2. #393782

Split complementary

  1. #808237
  2. #375a82
  3. #5e3782

Analogous

  1. #825e37
  2. #808237
  3. #5a8237

Triadic

  1. #808237
  2. #378082
  3. #823780

Tetradic

  1. #808237
  2. #378239
  3. #393782
  4. #823780

Square

  1. #808237
  2. #37825e
  3. #393782
  4. #82375a

Monochromatic

  1. #16160a
  2. #4b4c20
  3. #808237
  4. #b2b550
  5. #cacc86

Shades

#808237 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #808237
  2. #737532
  3. #66682c
  4. #5a5b27
  5. #4d4e21
  6. #40411c
  7. #333416
  8. #262711
  9. #1a1a0b
  10. #0d0d06
  11. #000000

Tints

#808237 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #808237
  2. #8d8f4b
  3. #999b5f
  4. #a6a873
  5. #b3b487
  6. #c0c19b
  7. #cccdaf
  8. #d9dac3
  9. #e6e6d7
  10. #f2f3eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#808237 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #808237
  2. #80823e
  3. #808246
  4. #80814d
  5. #808154
  6. #80815c
  7. #808163
  8. #80816a
  9. #808071
  10. #808079
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f8069 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8b7d2f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c7f3b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #887b72 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #877f32 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #87803a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #857e5f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-808237 {
  color: #808237;
}
Background
.bg-808237 {
  background-color: #808237;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-808237 {
  border: 2px solid #808237;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #808237;
  --color-primary-rgb: 128 130 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 62 41% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-808237 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #808237, #5a8237);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-808237 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(128 130 55 / 0.35);
}

#808000 Olive ΔE 5.61 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 8.49 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 9.33 #568203 Avocado ΔE 10.44 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 11.51 #556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 12.43 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 13.50 #7f7dc8 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Olive
#808237  rgb(128, 130, 55)  hsl(62, 41%, 36%)  Olive
#393782  rgb(57, 55, 130)  hsl(242, 41%, 36%)  Dark Slate Blue
#378082  rgb(55, 128, 130)  hsl(182, 41%, 36%)  Teal
#823780  rgb(130, 55, 128)  hsl(302, 41%, 36%)  Deep Plum