ColorTool
Log in
#979110

#979110 ≈ Olive

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#979110 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 56.86% green and 6.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.97% magenta, 89.4% yellow and 40.78% black. Its hue angle is 57.33°, with 80.84% saturation and 32.75% 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 6.37:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive (#808000), ΔE 6.79.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#999900
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.2687

Complementary

  1. #979110
  2. #101697

Split complementary

  1. #979110
  2. #105a97
  3. #4e1097

Analogous

  1. #974e10
  2. #979110
  3. #5a9710

Triadic

  1. #979110
  2. #109791
  3. #911097

Tetradic

  1. #979110
  2. #169710
  3. #101697
  4. #911097

Square

  1. #979110
  2. #10974e
  3. #101697
  4. #97105a

Monochromatic

  1. #121202
  2. #524f09
  3. #979110
  4. #dcd317
  5. #ede653

Shades

#979110 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #979110
  2. #88830e
  3. #79740d
  4. #6a660b
  5. #5b570a
  6. #4c4908
  7. #3c3a06
  8. #2d2c05
  9. #1e1d03
  10. #0f0f02
  11. #000000

Tints

#979110 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #979110
  2. #a19c28
  3. #aca740
  4. #b6b258
  5. #c1bd70
  6. #cbc888
  7. #d5d39f
  8. #e0deb7
  9. #eae9cf
  10. #f5f4e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#979110 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #979110
  2. #958f1b
  3. #928e26
  4. #908c32
  5. #8e8a3d
  6. #8c8948
  7. #898753
  8. #87855e
  9. #85836a
  10. #828275
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #918f70 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9e8b00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a1901f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a3867b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9c8d00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d901a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9e8b62 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-979110 {
  color: #979110;
}
Background
.bg-979110 {
  background-color: #979110;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-979110 {
  border: 2px solid #979110;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #979110;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 145 16;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 81% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-979110 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #979110, #5a9710);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-979110 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 145 16 / 0.35);
}

#808000 Olive ΔE 6.79 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.02 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 11.68 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 11.93 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 12.21 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 13.07 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 13.32 #686eef Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Olive
#979110  rgb(151, 145, 16)  hsl(57, 81%, 33%)  Olive
#101697  rgb(16, 22, 151)  hsl(237, 81%, 33%)  Zaffre
#109791  rgb(16, 151, 145)  hsl(177, 81%, 33%)  Dark Cyan
#911097  rgb(145, 16, 151)  hsl(297, 81%, 33%)  Dark Magenta