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#857C19

#857c19 ≈ Olive

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#857c19 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.16% red, 48.63% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.77% magenta, 81.2% yellow and 47.84% black. Its hue angle is 55°, with 68.35% saturation and 30.98% 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 4.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive (#808000), ΔE 3.22.

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Relative luminance0.1947

Complementary

  1. #857c19
  2. #192285

Split complementary

  1. #857c19
  2. #195885
  3. #461985

Analogous

  1. #854619
  2. #857c19
  3. #588519

Triadic

  1. #857c19
  2. #19857c
  3. #7c1985

Tetradic

  1. #857c19
  2. #228519
  3. #192285
  4. #7c1985

Square

  1. #857c19
  2. #198546
  3. #192285
  4. #851958

Monochromatic

  1. #111003
  2. #45400d
  3. #857c19
  4. #c5b825
  5. #e0d457

Shades

#857c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #857c19
  2. #787017
  3. #6a6314
  4. #5d5712
  5. #504a0f
  6. #433e0d
  7. #35320a
  8. #282508
  9. #1b1905
  10. #0d0c03
  11. #000000

Tints

#857c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #857c19
  2. #918930
  3. #9d9647
  4. #aaa35e
  5. #b6b075
  6. #c2be8c
  7. #cecba3
  8. #dad8ba
  9. #e7e5d1
  10. #f3f2e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#857c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #857c19
  2. #857c23
  3. #847d2e
  4. #847d38
  5. #837e42
  6. #837e4d
  7. #827e57
  8. #827f61
  9. #817f6b
  10. #818076
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f7b61 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #887800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b7c21 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #90736a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #87790c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #897c1e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8b7755 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-857c19 {
  color: #857c19;
}
Background
.bg-857c19 {
  background-color: #857c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-857c19 {
  border: 2px solid #857c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #857c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 124 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 68% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-857c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #857c19, #588519);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-857c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 124 25 / 0.35);
}

#808000 Olive ΔE 3.22 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 12.08 #568203 Avocado ΔE 13.14 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 13.91 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 14.13 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 14.57 #556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 14.82 #7a83e6 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Olive
#857c19  rgb(133, 124, 25)  hsl(55, 68%, 31%)  Olive
#192285  rgb(25, 34, 133)  hsl(235, 68%, 31%)  Imperial Blue
#19857c  rgb(25, 133, 124)  hsl(175, 68%, 31%)  Teal
#7c1985  rgb(124, 25, 133)  hsl(295, 68%, 31%)  Purple