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#998317

#998317 ≈ Olive

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#998317 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 51.37% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.38% magenta, 84.97% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 49.85°, with 73.86% 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 5.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive (#808000), ΔE 7.23.

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Web safe#999900
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Relative luminance0.2307

Complementary

  1. #998317
  2. #172d99

Split complementary

  1. #998317
  2. #176e99
  3. #421799

Analogous

  1. #994217
  2. #998317
  3. #6e9917

Triadic

  1. #998317
  2. #179983
  3. #831799

Tetradic

  1. #998317
  2. #2d9917
  3. #172d99
  4. #831799

Square

  1. #998317
  2. #179942
  3. #172d99
  4. #99176e

Monochromatic

  1. #141103
  2. #564a0d
  3. #998317
  4. #dbbc21
  5. #e7d162

Shades

#998317 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #998317
  2. #8a7615
  3. #7a6912
  4. #6b5c10
  5. #5c4f0e
  6. #4d420c
  7. #3d3409
  8. #2e2707
  9. #1f1a05
  10. #0f0d02
  11. #000000

Tints

#998317 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #998317
  2. #a38f2e
  3. #ad9c45
  4. #b8a85d
  5. #c2b574
  6. #ccc18b
  7. #d6cda2
  8. #e0dab9
  9. #ebe6d1
  10. #f5f3e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#998317 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #998317
  2. #978322
  3. #94822c
  4. #928237
  5. #8f8241
  6. #8d824c
  7. #8a8156
  8. #888161
  9. #85816b
  10. #838076
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d8469 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #928000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #978720 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a67870 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #958105 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #98851d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a17d59 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-998317 {
  color: #998317;
}
Background
.bg-998317 {
  background-color: #998317;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-998317 {
  border: 2px solid #998317;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #998317;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 131 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 74% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-998317 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #998317, #6e9917);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-998317 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 131 23 / 0.35);
}

#808000 Olive ΔE 7.23 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 8.85 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 11.22 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 14.43 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 15.01 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 15.10 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 15.11 #667ce8 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Olive
#998317  rgb(153, 131, 23)  hsl(50, 74%, 35%)  Olive
#172d99  rgb(23, 45, 153)  hsl(230, 74%, 35%)  Smalt
#179983  rgb(23, 153, 131)  hsl(170, 74%, 35%)  Persian Green
#831799  rgb(131, 23, 153)  hsl(290, 74%, 35%)  Dark Magenta