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#8D8B55 Green Olive

#8D8B55 is a medium, muted yellow named Green Olive. In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 54.5% green and 33.3% blue (rgb(141, 139, 85)). Its HSL value is 58° hue, 25% saturation and 44% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 40% yellow and 45% black. #8D8B55 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.96:1.

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Variations of #8D8B55

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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#8D8B55 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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#8D8B55 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8D8B55 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 #958A57
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #938751
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #928853
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #958A57
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #928A56
  • Tritanopia 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #95857E
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #90886A
  • Achromatopsia 85% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #888888
  • Achromatomaly 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8A897E

#8D8B55 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.53:1 Poor#8D8B55 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.96:1 Good#8D8B55 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8D8B55 in CSS

/* Green Olive */
.color { color: #8D8B55; }
.background { background-color: #8D8B55; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8D8B55; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(141 139 85);
color: hsl(58 25% 44%);
color: oklch(0.625 0.074 106.5);

#8D8B55 FAQ

What color is #8D8B55?

#8D8B55 is a medium, muted 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 #8D8B55?

#8D8B55 is rgb(141, 139, 85) in RGB, hsl(58, 25%, 44%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 1%, 40%, 45%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8D8B55?

The complementary color of #8D8B55 is #55578D, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8D8B55?

Black text has the best contrast on #8D8B55: 5.96:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8D8B55 a warm or cool color?

#8D8B55 is a warm color.