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#837C19

#837c19 ≈ Olive

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#837c19 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 51.37% red, 48.63% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.34% magenta, 80.92% yellow and 48.63% black. Its hue angle is 56.04°, with 67.95% saturation and 30.59% 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 4.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive (#808000), ΔE 2.82.

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Web safe#996600
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Relative luminance0.1931

Complementary

  1. #837c19
  2. #192083

Split complementary

  1. #837c19
  2. #195583
  3. #471983

Analogous

  1. #834719
  2. #837c19
  3. #558319

Triadic

  1. #837c19
  2. #19837c
  3. #7c1983

Tetradic

  1. #837c19
  2. #208319
  3. #192083
  4. #7c1983

Square

  1. #837c19
  2. #198347
  3. #192083
  4. #831955

Monochromatic

  1. #111003
  2. #433f0d
  3. #837c19
  4. #c3b925
  5. #dfd656

Shades

#837c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #837c19
  2. #767017
  3. #696314
  4. #5c5712
  5. #4f4a0f
  6. #423e0d
  7. #34320a
  8. #272508
  9. #1a1905
  10. #0d0c03
  11. #000000

Tints

#837c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #837c19
  2. #8f8930
  3. #9c9647
  4. #a8a35e
  5. #b5b075
  6. #c1be8c
  7. #cdcba3
  8. #dad8ba
  9. #e6e5d1
  10. #f3f2e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#837c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #837c19
  2. #837c23
  3. #827d2e
  4. #827d38
  5. #827e42
  6. #827e4d
  7. #817e57
  8. #817f61
  9. #817f6b
  10. #808076
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7d7b61 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #887700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a7b21 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8d736a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #86790c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #877c1e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #897755 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-837c19 {
  color: #837c19;
}
Background
.bg-837c19 {
  background-color: #837c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-837c19 {
  border: 2px solid #837c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #837c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 131 124 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 68% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-837c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #837c19, #558319);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-837c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(131 124 25 / 0.35);
}

#808000 Olive ΔE 2.82 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 11.53 #568203 Avocado ΔE 12.49 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 13.68 #556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 14.30 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 14.52 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 14.77 #7c83e6 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Olive
#837c19  rgb(131, 124, 25)  hsl(56, 68%, 31%)  Olive
#192083  rgb(25, 32, 131)  hsl(236, 68%, 31%)  Imperial Blue
#19837c  rgb(25, 131, 124)  hsl(176, 68%, 31%)  Teal
#7c1983  rgb(124, 25, 131)  hsl(296, 68%, 31%)  Purple