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#8A8A4E closest to Green Olive

#8A8A4E is a medium, moderately saturated yellow; the closest named color is Green Olive. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 54.1% green and 30.6% blue (rgb(138, 138, 78)). Its HSL value is 60° hue, 28% saturation and 42% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 46% black. #8A8A4E is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.83:1.

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#8A8A4E color conversion

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Variations of #8A8A4E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#8A8A4E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#8A8A4E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8A8A4E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #948851
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #938649
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #91874B
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #948851
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #91884F
  • Tritanopia 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #92837C
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #8D8766
  • Achromatopsia 84% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #878787
  • Achromatomaly 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #88887C

#8A8A4E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.60:1 Poor#8A8A4E text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.83:1 Good#8A8A4E text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8A8A4E in CSS

/* Green Olive */
.color { color: #8A8A4E; }
.background { background-color: #8A8A4E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8A8A4E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(138 138 78);
color: hsl(60 28% 42%);
color: oklch(0.619 0.082 108.6);

#8A8A4E FAQ

What color is #8A8A4E?

#8A8A4E is a medium, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Green Olive. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #8A8A4E?

#8A8A4E is rgb(138, 138, 78) in RGB, hsl(60, 28%, 42%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 0%, 43%, 46%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8A8A4E?

The complementary color of #8A8A4E is #4E4E8A, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8A8A4E?

Black text has the best contrast on #8A8A4E: 5.83:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8A8A4E a warm or cool color?

#8A8A4E is a warm color.