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#8da310

a dark, electric yellow · warm · closest name: Olive Drab

RGB
141, 163, 16
HSL
69°, 82%, 35%
CMYK
14, 0, 90, 36
Luminance
0.3189

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #8da310 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#8da310
Hue
69°
yellow
Saturation
82%
electric
Lightness
35%
dark
Brightness
64%
HSV value
Perceived
58%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.3189
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
33/100 cool
Color family
Yellow
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
7.38:1
Closest name
Olive Drab
ΔE2000 9.4
Where it sits
Hue69° of 360°
Saturation82%
Lightness35%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool33% cool

Reads warm. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#8da310
RGBrgb(141, 163, 16)
HSLhsl(69, 82%, 35%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 0%, 90%, 36%)
LABlab(63.3 -24.8 63.3)
LCHlch(63.3 68.0 111.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.675 0.155 119.0)
Decimal9282320
Display P3color(display-p3 0.553 0.639 0.063)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #8da310;
background-color: #8da310;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#8da310] bg-[#8da310]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #8da310;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.553, green: 0.639, blue: 0.063)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#8da310")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF8DA310)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(16, 163, 141)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #8da310 · 7.38:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 2.85:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 7.38:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #8da310 as text scores 2.85:1 on white and 7.38:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#8da310 on white: 2.85:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#8da310 on black: 7.38:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #AE9900
deuteranopia · #AC9A24
tritanopia · #96998A

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #8da310 is pinned to step 800; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FBFCF2
#F7FAE6
#EFF6C6
#E7F599
#DBF066
#CFEB33
#C1DF16
#A1BA12
#8da310
#5E6B0F
#3A4309
Base = 800Lightest = 50 · #FBFCF2Darkest = 950 · #3A4309
:root {
  --brand-50: #FBFCF2;
  --brand-100: #F7FAE6;
  --brand-200: #EFF6C6;
  --brand-300: #E7F599;
  --brand-400: #DBF066;
  --brand-500: #CFEB33;
  --brand-600: #C1DF16;
  --brand-700: #A1BA12;
  --brand-800: #8da310;
  --brand-900: #5E6B0F;
  --brand-950: #3A4309;
  --brand: #8da310;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #8da310

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F9FAF4
Tinted page background
Border#E6EDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#8F9B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#0C1CA7
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#64740B
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FAFDE8
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#222414
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #8da310

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Headers, footers and dark-mode surfaces
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Black text placed on it
  • Thin strokes and 1px borders — they disappear on light UI
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#2610A3
Analogous left#A37010
Analogous right#43A310
Split-complement 1#1043A3
Split-complement 2#7010A3
Triadic 1#108DA3
Triadic 2#A3108D
Tetradic#10A370

RGB percentages

Red55.3%
Green63.9%
Blue6.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan13.5%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow90.2%
Key (black)36.1%

Color previews

#8da310 text on a black background

contrast 7.38:1

Card sample

#8da310 text on a white background

contrast 2.85:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #8da310;
Background color
Panel with #8da310 background
background-color: #8da310;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #8da310;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(141, 163, 16, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(141, 163, 16, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #8da310;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8da310, #2BA310);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #8da310

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#8da310 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
RetailLeisureEnergyWarning systems
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#8da310, answered

What color is #8da310?

#8da310 is a dark electric yellow, closest to Olive Drab (ΔE2000 9.4). It sits at 69° on the hue wheel with 82% saturation and 35% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #8da310?

rgb(141, 163, 16) — 141 red, 163 green and 16 blue out of 255, or 55.3% / 63.9% / 6.3% by channel.

Is #8da310 a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.3189 and perceived brightness is 58%, so black text on it reaches 7.38:1.

Should I use black or white text on #8da310?

Black. It scores 7.38:1 against #8da310, versus 2.85:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #8da310?

#2610A3 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #1043A3 and #7010A3, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #8da310?

For interface work: #F9FAF4 as the surface, #E6EDC0 for borders, #8F9B4B for secondary text, #0C1CA7 as an accent and #64740B for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #A37010 and #43A310 stays calm, while #2610A3 is the loudest partner.

What is #8da310 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(14%, 0%, 90%, 36%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #8da310 warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 33 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #A38310; nudged cooler, #57A50E.

Work with #8da310 in the Color Lab