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#A8A67B

#a8a67b ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#a8a67b 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 48.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.19% magenta, 26.79% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 57.33°, with 20.55% saturation and 57.06% 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 8.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 5.26.

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Relative luminance0.3703

Complementary

  1. #a8a67b
  2. #7b7da8

Split complementary

  1. #a8a67b
  2. #7b94a8
  3. #907ba8

Analogous

  1. #a8907b
  2. #a8a67b
  3. #94a87b

Triadic

  1. #a8a67b
  2. #7ba8a6
  3. #a67ba8

Tetradic

  1. #a8a67b
  2. #7da87b
  3. #7b7da8
  4. #a67ba8

Square

  1. #a8a67b
  2. #7ba890
  3. #7b7da8
  4. #a87b94

Monochromatic

  1. #535237
  2. #817f55
  3. #a8a67b
  4. #c6c5a9
  5. #e5e4d7

Shades

#a8a67b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a8a67b
  2. #97956f
  3. #868562
  4. #767456
  5. #65644a
  6. #54533e
  7. #434231
  8. #323225
  9. #222119
  10. #11110c
  11. #000000

Tints

#a8a67b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a8a67b
  2. #b1af88
  3. #b9b895
  4. #c2c1a3
  5. #cbcab0
  6. #d4d3bd
  7. #dcdbca
  8. #e5e4d7
  9. #eeede5
  10. #f6f6f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a8a67b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a8a67b
  2. #a4a27c
  3. #a09e7c
  4. #9c9b7d
  5. #98977d
  6. #94937e
  7. #908f7e
  8. #8c8b7f
  9. #88887f
  10. #848480
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a6a595 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ada378 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #afa57d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #afa09b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aba479 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aca57c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aca38f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a8a67b {
  color: #a8a67b;
}
Background
.bg-a8a67b {
  background-color: #a8a67b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a8a67b {
  border: 2px solid #a8a67b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a8a67b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 166 123;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 21% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a8a67b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a8a67b, #94a87b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a8a67b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 166 123 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.26 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 6.63 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.43 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 8.58 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 10.27 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.37 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 11.20 #575984 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Sage
#a8a67b  rgb(168, 166, 123)  hsl(57, 21%, 57%)  Sage
#7b7da8  rgb(123, 125, 168)  hsl(237, 21%, 57%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#7ba8a6  rgb(123, 168, 166)  hsl(177, 21%, 57%)  Cadet Blue
#a67ba8  rgb(166, 123, 168)  hsl(297, 21%, 57%)  Purple Mountain Majesty