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#978015

#978015 ≈ Olive

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#978015 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 50.2% green and 8.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.23% magenta, 86.09% yellow and 40.78% black. Its hue angle is 49.38°, with 75.58% saturation and 33.73% 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 5.41:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive (#808000), ΔE 7.27.

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Relative luminance0.2207

Complementary

  1. #978015
  2. #152c97

Split complementary

  1. #978015
  2. #156d97
  3. #3f1597

Analogous

  1. #973f15
  2. #978015
  3. #6d9715

Triadic

  1. #978015
  2. #159780
  3. #801597

Tetradic

  1. #978015
  2. #2c9715
  3. #152c97
  4. #801597

Square

  1. #978015
  2. #15973f
  3. #152c97
  4. #97156d

Monochromatic

  1. #120f02
  2. #54470c
  3. #978015
  4. #dab91e
  5. #e8d05d

Shades

#978015 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #978015
  2. #887313
  3. #796611
  4. #6a5a0f
  5. #5b4d0d
  6. #4c400b
  7. #3c3308
  8. #2d2606
  9. #1e1a04
  10. #0f0d02
  11. #000000

Tints

#978015 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #978015
  2. #a18d2c
  3. #ac9944
  4. #b6a65b
  5. #c1b373
  6. #cbc08a
  7. #d5cca1
  8. #e0d9b9
  9. #eae6d0
  10. #f5f2e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#978015 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #978015
  2. #958020
  3. #92802a
  4. #908035
  5. #8e8040
  6. #8c804b
  7. #898055
  8. #878060
  9. #85806b
  10. #828075
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b8167 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8f7d00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #94841e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a4756d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #927e03 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #95831b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9f7a57 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-978015 {
  color: #978015;
}
Background
.bg-978015 {
  background-color: #978015;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-978015 {
  border: 2px solid #978015;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #978015;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 128 21;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 76% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-978015 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #978015, #6d9715);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-978015 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 128 21 / 0.35);
}

#808000 Olive ΔE 7.27 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 8.95 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 12.27 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 13.49 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 15.71 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 15.93 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 16.00 #687fea Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Olive
#978015  rgb(151, 128, 21)  hsl(49, 76%, 34%)  Olive
#152c97  rgb(21, 44, 151)  hsl(229, 76%, 34%)  Imperial Blue
#159780  rgb(21, 151, 128)  hsl(169, 76%, 34%)  Persian Green
#801597  rgb(128, 21, 151)  hsl(289, 76%, 34%)  Dark Magenta