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#988C19

#988c19 ≈ Olive

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#988c19 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.61% red, 54.9% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.89% magenta, 83.55% yellow and 40.39% black. Its hue angle is 54.33°, with 71.75% saturation and 34.71% 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 6.1:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive (#808000), ΔE 6.27.

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Relative luminance0.255

Complementary

  1. #988c19
  2. #192598

Split complementary

  1. #988c19
  2. #196598
  3. #4d1998

Analogous

  1. #984d19
  2. #988c19
  3. #659819

Triadic

  1. #988c19
  2. #19988c
  3. #8c1998

Tetradic

  1. #988c19
  2. #259819
  3. #192598
  4. #8c1998

Square

  1. #988c19
  2. #19984d
  3. #192598
  4. #981965

Monochromatic

  1. #151303
  2. #56500e
  3. #988c19
  4. #dac924
  5. #e6d964

Shades

#988c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #988c19
  2. #897e17
  3. #7a7014
  4. #6a6212
  5. #5b540f
  6. #4c460d
  7. #3d380a
  8. #2e2a08
  9. #1e1c05
  10. #0f0e03
  11. #000000

Tints

#988c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #988c19
  2. #a29830
  3. #ada347
  4. #b7af5e
  5. #c1ba75
  6. #ccc68c
  7. #d6d1a3
  8. #e0ddba
  9. #eae8d1
  10. #f5f4e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#988c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #988c19
  2. #968b23
  3. #938a2e
  4. #918838
  5. #8e8742
  6. #8c864d
  7. #8a8557
  8. #878461
  9. #85826b
  10. #828176
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #908b6e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9a8700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9d8d23 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a48177 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #998906 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b8c1f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9f865f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-988c19 {
  color: #988c19;
}
Background
.bg-988c19 {
  background-color: #988c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-988c19 {
  border: 2px solid #988c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #988c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 152 140 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 72% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-988c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #988c19, #659819);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-988c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(152 140 25 / 0.35);
}

#808000 Olive ΔE 6.27 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.67 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 11.49 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 12.53 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 12.76 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 12.81 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 13.72 #6773e6 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Olive
#988c19  rgb(152, 140, 25)  hsl(54, 72%, 35%)  Olive
#192598  rgb(25, 37, 152)  hsl(234, 72%, 35%)  Imperial Blue
#19988c  rgb(25, 152, 140)  hsl(174, 72%, 35%)  Persian Green
#8c1998  rgb(140, 25, 152)  hsl(294, 72%, 35%)  Dark Magenta