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#8E893E

#8e893e ≈ Olive

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#8e893e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.69% red, 53.73% green and 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.52% magenta, 56.34% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 56.25°, with 39.22% saturation and 40% 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 5.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive (#808000), ΔE 6.66.

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Relative luminance0.2399

Complementary

  1. #8e893e
  2. #3e438e

Split complementary

  1. #8e893e
  2. #3e6b8e
  3. #613e8e

Analogous

  1. #8e613e
  2. #8e893e
  3. #6b8e3e

Triadic

  1. #8e893e
  2. #3e8e89
  3. #893e8e

Tetradic

  1. #8e893e
  2. #438e3e
  3. #3e438e
  4. #893e8e

Square

  1. #8e893e
  2. #3e8e61
  3. #3e438e
  4. #8e3e6b

Monochromatic

  1. #24220f
  2. #595627
  3. #8e893e
  4. #b9b45f
  5. #d1cd94

Shades

#8e893e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8e893e
  2. #807b38
  3. #726e32
  4. #63602b
  5. #555225
  6. #47451f
  7. #393719
  8. #2b2913
  9. #1c1b0c
  10. #0e0e06
  11. #000000

Tints

#8e893e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8e893e
  2. #999551
  3. #a5a165
  4. #b0ac78
  5. #bbb88b
  6. #c7c49f
  7. #d2d0b2
  8. #dddcc5
  9. #e8e7d8
  10. #f4f3ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8e893e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8e893e
  2. #8d8845
  3. #8b874b
  4. #8a8652
  5. #888558
  6. #87855f
  7. #868466
  8. #84836c
  9. #838273
  10. #818179
  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 #898770 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #948437 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #968842 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #988178 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #91863a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #938840 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #948466 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8e893e {
  color: #8e893e;
}
Background
.bg-8e893e {
  background-color: #8e893e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8e893e {
  border: 2px solid #8e893e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8e893e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 142 137 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 39% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8e893e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8e893e, #6b8e3e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8e893e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(142 137 62 / 0.35);
}

#808000 Olive ΔE 6.66 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 8.49 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 10.31 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 10.88 #568203 Avocado ΔE 13.47 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 14.21 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 14.29 #7176c1 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Olive
#8e893e  rgb(142, 137, 62)  hsl(56, 39%, 40%)  Olive
#3e438e  rgb(62, 67, 142)  hsl(236, 39%, 40%)  Dark Slate Blue
#3e8e89  rgb(62, 142, 137)  hsl(176, 39%, 40%)  Dark Cyan
#893e8e  rgb(137, 62, 142)  hsl(296, 39%, 40%)  Deep Plum