#8A8A50

A medium, muted yellow closely aligning with Darkolivegreen.

About #8A8A50

When working with digital screens, the color #8A8A50 is rendered by mixing light. Its closest recognized web color is Darkolivegreen. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 138, 138, and 80.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. This specific hue requires a mix of 0% C, 0% M, 42% Y, and 46% K. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8A8A50
RGB138, 138, 80
HSL60.0°, 26.6%, 42.7%
CMYK0%, 0%, 42%, 46%
HSV60.0°, 42.0%, 54.1%
LAB56.2, -9.1, 31.0
XYZ21.0, 24.2, 11.1
Decimal9079376

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.60:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.83:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.44:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.96:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8A8A50; }
.text-color { color: #8A8A50; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8A8A50; }

Similar Colors

Darkolivegreen
#556B2F