Information about #8A8E4B color

#8A8E4B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#8A8E4B falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(138, 142, 75) — 54.1% red, 55.7% green, 29.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 0 / 26 / 44. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#8A8E4B is a softly balanced golden yellow that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Awol (#888C4D). Nearby in the Register you will also find Camo (#7F8F4E) and Crisp Green (#959552).

In RGB terms — rgb(138, 142, 75) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 6.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.5:1. No one has named #8A8E4B so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#8A8E4B color variations

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#8A8E4B color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #8A8E4B

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Awol color link
Awol

#888C4D

Camo color link
Camo

#7F8F4E

Crisp Green color link
Crisp Green

#959552

Drab color link
Drab

#828344

Dark Tan color link
Dark Tan

#918151

Highball color link
Highball

#928C3C

Wilderness color link
Wilderness

#88885B

Fortune color link
Fortune

#928053

Twister color link
Twister

#938255

Wanderlust color link
Wanderlust

#88843C

Willow Tea color link
Willow Tea

#9C8A4D

Sycamore color link
Sycamore

#908D39

#8A8E4B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8A8E4B
  • RGB138, 142, 75
  • CMYK2, 0, 26, 44
  • HSL64°, 31%, 43%
  • HSL Precise63.582°, 30.876%, 42.549%
  • HSV64°, 47%, 56%
  • HSB64°, 47%, 56%
  • HEX ID8A8E4B
  • DECIMAL ID9080395
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • Percentage of Red in RGB54.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB55.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB29.4%
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