#8A8A5F

A medium, muted yellow closely aligning with Darkolivegreen.

About #8A8A5F

Visually, #8A8A5F is defined as a muted yellow. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Darkolivegreen. Its digital footprint relies on 138 parts red, 138 parts green, and 95 parts blue light.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow, and 46% black. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8A8A5F
RGB138, 138, 95
HSL60.0°, 18.5%, 45.7%
CMYK0%, 0%, 31%, 46%
HSV60.0°, 31.2%, 54.1%
LAB56.5, -7.2, 23.1
XYZ21.6, 24.4, 14.4
Decimal9079391

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.57:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.88:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.41:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
5.00:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8A8A5F; }
.text-color { color: #8A8A5F; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8A8A5F; }

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