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#978C19

#978c19 ≈ Olive

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#978c19 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 54.9% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.28% magenta, 83.44% yellow and 40.78% black. Its hue angle is 54.76°, with 71.59% saturation and 34.51% 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 6.08:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive (#808000), ΔE 6.05.

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Web safe#999900
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Relative luminance0.2541

Complementary

  1. #978c19
  2. #192497

Split complementary

  1. #978c19
  2. #196397
  3. #4d1997

Analogous

  1. #974d19
  2. #978c19
  3. #639719

Triadic

  1. #978c19
  2. #19978c
  3. #8c1997

Tetradic

  1. #978c19
  2. #249719
  3. #192497
  4. #8c1997

Square

  1. #978c19
  2. #19974d
  3. #192497
  4. #971963

Monochromatic

  1. #141203
  2. #554f0e
  3. #978c19
  4. #d9c924
  5. #e5da64

Shades

#978c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #978c19
  2. #887e17
  3. #797014
  4. #6a6212
  5. #5b540f
  6. #4c460d
  7. #3c380a
  8. #2d2a08
  9. #1e1c05
  10. #0f0e03
  11. #000000

Tints

#978c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #978c19
  2. #a19830
  3. #aca347
  4. #b6af5e
  5. #c1ba75
  6. #cbc68c
  7. #d5d1a3
  8. #e0ddba
  9. #eae8d1
  10. #f5f4e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#978c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #978c19
  2. #958b23
  3. #928a2e
  4. #908838
  5. #8e8742
  6. #8c864d
  7. #898557
  8. #878461
  9. #85826b
  10. #828176
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f8b6e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9a8700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9d8c23 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a38177 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #998906 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b8c20 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9e865f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-978c19 {
  color: #978c19;
}
Background
.bg-978c19 {
  background-color: #978c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-978c19 {
  border: 2px solid #978c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #978c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 140 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 72% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-978c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #978c19, #639719);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-978c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 140 25 / 0.35);
}

#808000 Olive ΔE 6.05 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.77 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 11.80 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 12.35 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 12.45 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 12.91 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 13.86 #6873e6 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Olive
#978c19  rgb(151, 140, 25)  hsl(55, 72%, 35%)  Olive
#192497  rgb(25, 36, 151)  hsl(235, 72%, 35%)  Imperial Blue
#19978c  rgb(25, 151, 140)  hsl(175, 72%, 35%)  Persian Green
#8c1997  rgb(140, 25, 151)  hsl(295, 72%, 35%)  Dark Magenta