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#8C8564

#8c8564 ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#8c8564 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.9% red, 52.16% green and 39.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 28.57% yellow and 45.1% black. Its hue angle is 49.5°, with 16.67% saturation and 47.06% 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 5.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 11.36.

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Relative luminance0.2327

Complementary

  1. #8c8564
  2. #646b8c

Split complementary

  1. #8c8564
  2. #647f8c
  3. #71648c

Analogous

  1. #8c7164
  2. #8c8564
  3. #7f8c64

Triadic

  1. #8c8564
  2. #648c85
  3. #85648c

Tetradic

  1. #8c8564
  2. #6b8c64
  3. #646b8c
  4. #85648c

Square

  1. #8c8564
  2. #648c71
  3. #646b8c
  4. #8c647f

Monochromatic

  1. #333024
  2. #5f5b44
  3. #8c8564
  4. #aea98e
  5. #cecbbb

Shades

#8c8564 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8c8564
  2. #7e785a
  3. #706a50
  4. #625d46
  5. #54503c
  6. #464332
  7. #383528
  8. #2a281e
  9. #1c1b14
  10. #0e0d0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#8c8564 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8c8564
  2. #989174
  3. #a39d83
  4. #afaa93
  5. #bab6a2
  6. #c6c2b2
  7. #d1cec1
  8. #dddad1
  9. #e8e7e0
  10. #f4f3f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8c8564 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8c8564
  2. #8b8567
  3. #8a846a
  4. #88846c
  5. #87836f
  6. #868372
  7. #858275
  8. #848278
  9. #82817a
  10. #81817d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #888579 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8c8362 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e8665 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #92807c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c8463 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d8565 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #908273 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8c8564 {
  color: #8c8564;
}
Background
.bg-8c8564 {
  background-color: #8c8564;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8c8564 {
  border: 2px solid #8c8564;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8c8564;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 133 100;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 17% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8c8564 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8c8564, #7f8c64);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8c8564 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 133 100 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 11.36 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 12.40 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 12.46 #808080 Gray ΔE 13.54 #808080 Grey ΔE 13.54 #826644 Raw Umber ΔE 14.12 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 14.51 #737a9b Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Moss Green
#8c8564  rgb(140, 133, 100)  hsl(50, 17%, 47%)  Moss Green
#646b8c  rgb(100, 107, 140)  hsl(230, 17%, 47%)  Queen Blue
#648c85  rgb(100, 140, 133)  hsl(170, 17%, 47%)  Xanadu
#85648c  rgb(133, 100, 140)  hsl(290, 17%, 47%)  Old Lavender