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#998C19

#998c19 ≈ Olive

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#998c19 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 54.9% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.5% magenta, 83.66% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 53.91°, with 71.91% saturation and 34.9% 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 6.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Olive (#808000), ΔE 6.49.

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Web safe#999900
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Relative luminance0.256

Complementary

  1. #998c19
  2. #192699

Split complementary

  1. #998c19
  2. #196699
  3. #4c1999

Analogous

  1. #994c19
  2. #998c19
  3. #669919

Triadic

  1. #998c19
  2. #19998c
  3. #8c1999

Tetradic

  1. #998c19
  2. #269919
  3. #192699
  4. #8c1999

Square

  1. #998c19
  2. #19994c
  3. #192699
  4. #991966

Monochromatic

  1. #151404
  2. #57500e
  3. #998c19
  4. #dbc824
  5. #e6d965

Shades

#998c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #998c19
  2. #8a7e17
  3. #7a7014
  4. #6b6212
  5. #5c540f
  6. #4d460d
  7. #3d380a
  8. #2e2a08
  9. #1f1c05
  10. #0f0e03
  11. #000000

Tints

#998c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #998c19
  2. #a39830
  3. #ada347
  4. #b8af5e
  5. #c2ba75
  6. #ccc68c
  7. #d6d1a3
  8. #e0ddba
  9. #ebe8d1
  10. #f5f4e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#998c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #998c19
  2. #978b23
  3. #948a2e
  4. #928838
  5. #8f8742
  6. #8d864d
  7. #8a8557
  8. #888461
  9. #85826b
  10. #838176
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #908b6f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9a8700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9e8d23 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a58177 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9a8906 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9c8d1f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a1865f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-998c19 {
  color: #998c19;
}
Background
.bg-998c19 {
  background-color: #998c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-998c19 {
  border: 2px solid #998c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #998c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 140 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 72% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-998c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #998c19, #669919);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-998c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 140 25 / 0.35);
}

#808000 Olive ΔE 6.49 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.59 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 11.18 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 12.71 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 12.71 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 13.06 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 13.57 #6673e6 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Olive
#998c19  rgb(153, 140, 25)  hsl(54, 72%, 35%)  Olive
#192699  rgb(25, 38, 153)  hsl(234, 72%, 35%)  Imperial Blue
#19998c  rgb(25, 153, 140)  hsl(174, 72%, 35%)  Persian Green
#8c1999  rgb(140, 25, 153)  hsl(294, 72%, 35%)  Dark Magenta