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#8A966A Bullfrog

#8A966A is a medium, muted green named Bullfrog. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 58.8% green and 41.6% blue (rgb(138, 150, 106)). Its HSL value is 76° hue, 17% saturation and 50% lightness, and in CMYK it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 41% black. #8A966A is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.65:1.

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Variations of #8A966A

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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#8A966A 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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#8A966A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8A966A appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #9A916C
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9C9167
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #979268
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9A916C
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #95936B
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #8E918A
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #8B947A
  • Achromatopsia 87% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #919191
  • Achromatomaly 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8F9288

#8A966A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.16:1 Poor#8A966A text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.65:1 Good#8A966A text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8A966A in CSS

/* Bullfrog */
.color { color: #8A966A; }
.background { background-color: #8A966A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8A966A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(138 150 106);
color: hsl(76 17% 50%);
color: oklch(0.652 0.064 120.6);

#8A966A FAQ

What color is #8A966A?

#8A966A is a medium, muted green. Its closest named color is Bullfrog. It belongs to the green color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #8A966A?

#8A966A is rgb(138, 150, 106) in RGB, hsl(76, 17%, 50%) in HSL and cmyk(8%, 0%, 29%, 41%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8A966A?

The complementary color of #8A966A is #766A96, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8A966A?

Black text has the best contrast on #8A966A: 6.65:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8A966A a warm or cool color?

#8A966A is a cool color.