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#8A7204

#8a7204 ≈ Olive

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#8a7204 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 44.71% green and 1.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.39% magenta, 97.1% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 49.25°, with 94.37% saturation and 27.84% 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 luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive (#808000), ΔE 8.42.

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Web safe#996600
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Relative luminance0.1745

Complementary

  1. #8a7204
  2. #041c8a

Split complementary

  1. #8a7204
  2. #045f8a
  3. #2f048a

Analogous

  1. #8a2f04
  2. #8a7204
  3. #5f8a04

Triadic

  1. #8a7204
  2. #048a72
  3. #72048a

Tetradic

  1. #8a7204
  2. #1c8a04
  3. #041c8a
  4. #72048a

Square

  1. #8a7204
  2. #048a2f
  3. #041c8a
  4. #8a045f

Monochromatic

  1. #141001
  2. #403502
  3. #8a7204
  4. #d4af06
  5. #f9d52e

Shades

#8a7204 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a7204
  2. #7c6704
  3. #6e5b03
  4. #615003
  5. #534402
  6. #453902
  7. #372e02
  8. #292201
  9. #1c1701
  10. #0e0b00
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a7204 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a7204
  2. #96801d
  3. #a18e36
  4. #ad9c4f
  5. #b9aa68
  6. #c5b982
  7. #d0c79b
  8. #dcd5b4
  9. #e8e3cd
  10. #f3f1e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a7204 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a7204
  2. #897310
  3. #88751d
  4. #877629
  5. #867836
  6. #857942
  7. #847a4e
  8. #837c5b
  9. #827d67
  10. #817f74
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7d735b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #807000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #867711 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #966760 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #847100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #88750c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #916c4b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a7204 {
  color: #8a7204;
}
Background
.bg-8a7204 {
  background-color: #8a7204;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a7204 {
  border: 2px solid #8a7204;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a7204;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 114 4;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 94% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a7204 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a7204, #5f8a04);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a7204 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 114 4 / 0.35);
}

#808000 Olive ΔE 8.42 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 10.71 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 12.07 #6c541e Field Drab ΔE 13.04 #826644 Raw Umber ΔE 13.61 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 15.84 #b87333 Copper ΔE 17.17 #758dfb Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Olive
#8a7204  rgb(138, 114, 4)  hsl(49, 94%, 28%)  Olive
#041c8a  rgb(4, 28, 138)  hsl(229, 94%, 28%)  Imperial Blue
#048a72  rgb(4, 138, 114)  hsl(169, 94%, 28%)  Viridian
#72048a  rgb(114, 4, 138)  hsl(289, 94%, 28%)  Purple