#8A8357

A medium, muted yellow closely aligning with Darkolivegreen.

About #8A8357

When working with digital screens, the color #8A8357 is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Darkolivegreen. Its digital footprint relies on 138 parts red, 131 parts green, and 87 parts blue light.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. The color uses 0% Cyan, 5% Magenta, 37% Yellow, and 46% Black. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8A8357
RGB138, 131, 87
HSL51.8°, 22.7%, 44.1%
CMYK0%, 5%, 37%, 46%
HSV51.8°, 37.0%, 54.1%
LAB54.4, -4.4, 24.8
XYZ20.3, 22.3, 12.3
Decimal9077591

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.84:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.46:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.67:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.65:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8A8357; }
.text-color { color: #8A8357; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8A8357; }

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