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#878C19

#878c19 ≈ Olive

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#878c19 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.94% red, 54.9% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 82.14% yellow and 45.1% black. Its hue angle is 62.61°, with 69.7% saturation and 32.35% 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 5.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive (#808000), ΔE 4.4.

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Relative luminance0.2398

Complementary

  1. #878c19
  2. #1e198c

Split complementary

  1. #878c19
  2. #194d8c
  3. #57198c

Analogous

  1. #8c5719
  2. #878c19
  3. #4d8c19

Triadic

  1. #878c19
  2. #19878c
  3. #8c1987

Tetradic

  1. #878c19
  2. #198c1e
  3. #1e198c
  4. #8c1987

Square

  1. #878c19
  2. #198c57
  3. #1e198c
  4. #8c194d

Monochromatic

  1. #111103
  2. #484b0d
  3. #878c19
  4. #c6cd25
  5. #dce25c

Shades

#878c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #878c19
  2. #7a7e17
  3. #6c7014
  4. #5f6212
  5. #51540f
  6. #44460d
  7. #36380a
  8. #292a08
  9. #1b1c05
  10. #0e0e03
  11. #000000

Tints

#878c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #878c19
  2. #939830
  3. #9fa347
  4. #abaf5e
  5. #b7ba75
  6. #c3c68c
  7. #cfd1a3
  8. #dbddba
  9. #e7e8d1
  10. #f3f4e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#878c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #878c19
  2. #868b23
  3. #868a2e
  4. #858838
  5. #848742
  6. #84864d
  7. #838557
  8. #828461
  9. #81826b
  10. #818176
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #87896b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #978500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #988824 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #918377 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #918806 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #918920 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8d875f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-878c19 {
  color: #878c19;
}
Background
.bg-878c19 {
  background-color: #878c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-878c19 {
  border: 2px solid #878c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #878c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 140 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 63 70% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-878c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #878c19, #4d8c19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-878c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 140 25 / 0.35);
}

#808000 Olive ΔE 4.40 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 7.75 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 10.14 #568203 Avocado ΔE 10.99 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 11.18 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 13.53 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 14.12 #7873e6 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Olive
#878c19  rgb(135, 140, 25)  hsl(63, 70%, 32%)  Olive
#1e198c  rgb(30, 25, 140)  hsl(243, 70%, 32%)  Phthalo Blue
#19878c  rgb(25, 135, 140)  hsl(183, 70%, 32%)  Dark Cyan
#8c1987  rgb(140, 25, 135)  hsl(303, 70%, 32%)  Dark Magenta