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#8F8317

#8f8317 ≈ Olive

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#8f8317 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 56.08% red, 51.37% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.39% magenta, 83.92% yellow and 43.92% black. Its hue angle is 54°, with 72.29% saturation and 32.55% 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 5.43:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive (#808000), ΔE 4.12.

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Relative luminance0.2213

Complementary

  1. #8f8317
  2. #17238f

Split complementary

  1. #8f8317
  2. #175f8f
  3. #47178f

Analogous

  1. #8f4717
  2. #8f8317
  3. #5f8f17

Triadic

  1. #8f8317
  2. #178f83
  3. #83178f

Tetradic

  1. #8f8317
  2. #238f17
  3. #17238f
  4. #83178f

Square

  1. #8f8317
  2. #178f47
  3. #17238f
  4. #8f175f

Monochromatic

  1. #121003
  2. #4d470c
  3. #8f8317
  4. #d1bf22
  5. #e5d75a

Shades

#8f8317 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8f8317
  2. #817615
  3. #726912
  4. #645c10
  5. #564f0e
  6. #48420c
  7. #393409
  8. #2b2707
  9. #1d1a05
  10. #0e0d02
  11. #000000

Tints

#8f8317 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8f8317
  2. #9a8f2e
  3. #a59c45
  4. #b1a85d
  5. #bcb574
  6. #c7c18b
  7. #d2cda2
  8. #dddab9
  9. #e9e6d1
  10. #f4f3e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8f8317 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8f8317
  2. #8e8322
  3. #8c822c
  4. #8b8237
  5. #898241
  6. #88824c
  7. #868156
  8. #858161
  9. #83816b
  10. #828076
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #878267 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #907f00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #948420 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9b7970 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #908005 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #92831d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #967d59 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8f8317 {
  color: #8f8317;
}
Background
.bg-8f8317 {
  background-color: #8f8317;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8f8317 {
  border: 2px solid #8f8317;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8f8317;
  --color-primary-rgb: 143 131 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 72% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8f8317 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8f8317, #5f8f17);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8f8317 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(143 131 23 / 0.35);
}

#808000 Olive ΔE 4.12 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 11.72 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 12.07 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 12.53 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 13.31 #568203 Avocado ΔE 14.64 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 15.74 #707ce8 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Olive
#8f8317  rgb(143, 131, 23)  hsl(54, 72%, 33%)  Olive
#17238f  rgb(23, 35, 143)  hsl(234, 72%, 33%)  Imperial Blue
#178f83  rgb(23, 143, 131)  hsl(174, 72%, 33%)  Dark Cyan
#83178f  rgb(131, 23, 143)  hsl(294, 72%, 33%)  Dark Magenta