Information about #8A8E50 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#8A8E50 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(138, 142, 80) — 54.1% red, 55.7% green, 31.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 0 / 24 / 44. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #8A8E50 reads as a mildly saturated yellow and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Awol (#888C4D). Slightly further away sit Camo (#7F8F4E) and Wilderness (#88885B).

In RGB terms — rgb(138, 142, 80) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #8A8E50: 6.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.5:1 for white. No one has named #8A8E50 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#8A8E50 color variations

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#8A8E50 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 #8A8E50

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

Wilderness color link
Wilderness

#88885B

Crisp Green color link
Crisp Green

#959552

Dark Tan color link
Dark Tan

#918151

Twister color link
Twister

#938255

Moss Green color link
Moss Green

#8A9A5B

Fortune color link
Fortune

#928053

Drab color link
Drab

#828344

Clay Creek color link
Clay Creek

#897E59

Willow Tea color link
Willow Tea

#9C8A4D

Baiko Brown color link
Baiko Brown

#857C55

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8A8E50
  • RGB138, 142, 80
  • CMYK2, 0, 24, 44
  • CSSrgb(138, 142, 80)
  • HSL64°, 28%, 44%
  • HSL Precise63.871°, 27.928%, 43.529%
  • HSV64°, 44%, 56%
  • HSB64°, 44%, 56%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.314
  • GLSLvec3(0.541, 0.557, 0.314)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.541, 0.557, 0.314, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.541, 0.557, 0.314)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB54.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB55.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB31.4%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID8A8E50
  • DECIMAL ID9080400
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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