ColorTool
Log in
#8E8564

#8e8564 ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#8e8564 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.69% red, 52.16% green and 39.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.34% magenta, 29.58% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 47.14°, with 17.36% saturation and 47.45% 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 5.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 11.87.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#999966
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.2345

Complementary

  1. #8e8564
  2. #646d8e

Split complementary

  1. #8e8564
  2. #64828e
  3. #70648e

Analogous

  1. #8e7064
  2. #8e8564
  3. #828e64

Triadic

  1. #8e8564
  2. #648e85
  3. #85648e

Tetradic

  1. #8e8564
  2. #6d8e64
  3. #646d8e
  4. #85648e

Square

  1. #8e8564
  2. #648e70
  3. #646d8e
  4. #8e6482

Monochromatic

  1. #343125
  2. #615b44
  3. #8e8564
  4. #b0a98f
  5. #cfcbbc

Shades

#8e8564 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8e8564
  2. #80785a
  3. #726a50
  4. #635d46
  5. #55503c
  6. #474332
  7. #393528
  8. #2b281e
  9. #1c1b14
  10. #0e0d0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#8e8564 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8e8564
  2. #999174
  3. #a59d83
  4. #b0aa93
  5. #bbb6a2
  6. #c7c2b2
  7. #d2cec1
  8. #dddad1
  9. #e8e7e0
  10. #f4f3f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8e8564 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8e8564
  2. #8d8567
  3. #8b846a
  4. #8a846c
  5. #88836f
  6. #878372
  7. #868275
  8. #848278
  9. #83817a
  10. #81817d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #898579 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8c8362 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e8665 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #95807c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d8463 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e8665 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #928273 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-8e8564 {
  color: #8e8564;
}
Background
.bg-8e8564 {
  background-color: #8e8564;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8e8564 {
  border: 2px solid #8e8564;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8e8564;
  --color-primary-rgb: 142 133 100;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 17% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8e8564 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8e8564, #828e64);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8e8564 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(142 133 100 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 11.87 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 12.45 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 13.23 #808080 Gray ΔE 13.58 #808080 Grey ΔE 13.58 #826644 Raw Umber ΔE 13.63 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 13.63 #717a9b Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Moss Green
#8e8564  rgb(142, 133, 100)  hsl(47, 17%, 47%)  Moss Green
#646d8e  rgb(100, 109, 142)  hsl(227, 17%, 47%)  Queen Blue
#648e85  rgb(100, 142, 133)  hsl(167, 17%, 47%)  Xanadu
#85648e  rgb(133, 100, 142)  hsl(287, 17%, 47%)  Old Lavender