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#A8A67A

#a8a67a ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#a8a67a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 65.1% green and 47.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.19% magenta, 27.38% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 57.39°, with 20.91% saturation and 56.86% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 5.25.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.37

Complementary

  1. #a8a67a
  2. #7a7ca8

Split complementary

  1. #a8a67a
  2. #7a93a8
  3. #8f7aa8

Analogous

  1. #a88f7a
  2. #a8a67a
  3. #93a87a

Triadic

  1. #a8a67a
  2. #7aa8a6
  3. #a67aa8

Tetradic

  1. #a8a67a
  2. #7ca87a
  3. #7a7ca8
  4. #a67aa8

Square

  1. #a8a67a
  2. #7aa88f
  3. #7a7ca8
  4. #a87a93

Monochromatic

  1. #535236
  2. #817f54
  3. #a8a67a
  4. #c6c5a8
  5. #e4e4d6

Shades

#a8a67a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a8a67a
  2. #97956e
  3. #868562
  4. #767455
  5. #656449
  6. #54533d
  7. #434231
  8. #323225
  9. #222118
  10. #11110c
  11. #000000

Tints

#a8a67a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a8a67a
  2. #b1af87
  3. #b9b895
  4. #c2c1a2
  5. #cbcaaf
  6. #d4d3bd
  7. #dcdbca
  8. #e5e4d7
  9. #eeede4
  10. #f6f6f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a8a67a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a8a67a
  2. #a4a27b
  3. #a09e7b
  4. #9c9b7c
  5. #98977c
  6. #94937d
  7. #908f7e
  8. #8c8b7e
  9. #88887f
  10. #84847f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5a595 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aea377 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #afa57c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #afa09a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aba478 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aca57b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aca38f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a8a67a {
  color: #a8a67a;
}
Background
.bg-a8a67a {
  background-color: #a8a67a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a8a67a {
  border: 2px solid #a8a67a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a8a67a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 166 122;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 21% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a8a67a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a8a67a, #93a87a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a8a67a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 166 122 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.25 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 6.58 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.23 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 8.44 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 10.17 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.25 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 11.00 #575985 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Sage
#a8a67a  rgb(168, 166, 122)  hsl(57, 21%, 57%)  Sage
#7a7ca8  rgb(122, 124, 168)  hsl(237, 21%, 57%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#7aa8a6  rgb(122, 168, 166)  hsl(177, 21%, 57%)  Cadet Blue
#a67aa8  rgb(166, 122, 168)  hsl(297, 21%, 57%)  Purple Mountain Majesty