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#A8A67D

#a8a67d ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#a8a67d 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 49.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.19% magenta, 25.6% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 57.21°, with 19.82% saturation and 57.45% 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 8.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 5.31.

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Relative luminance0.3708

Complementary

  1. #a8a67d
  2. #7d7fa8

Split complementary

  1. #a8a67d
  2. #7d94a8
  3. #907da8

Analogous

  1. #a8907d
  2. #a8a67d
  3. #94a87d

Triadic

  1. #a8a67d
  2. #7da8a6
  3. #a67da8

Tetradic

  1. #a8a67d
  2. #7fa87d
  3. #7d7fa8
  4. #a67da8

Square

  1. #a8a67d
  2. #7da890
  3. #7d7fa8
  4. #a87d94

Monochromatic

  1. #545338
  2. #828057
  3. #a8a67d
  4. #c7c5ab
  5. #e5e5d9

Shades

#a8a67d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a8a67d
  2. #979571
  3. #868564
  4. #767458
  5. #65644b
  6. #54533f
  7. #434232
  8. #323226
  9. #222119
  10. #11110d
  11. #000000

Tints

#a8a67d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a8a67d
  2. #b1af8a
  3. #b9b897
  4. #c2c1a4
  5. #cbcab1
  6. #d4d3be
  7. #dcdbcb
  8. #e5e4d8
  9. #eeede5
  10. #f6f6f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a8a67d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a8a67d
  2. #a4a27d
  3. #a09e7e
  4. #9c9b7e
  5. #98977e
  6. #94937f
  7. #908f7f
  8. #8c8b7f
  9. #88887f
  10. #848480
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a6a596 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ada37a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aea57f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aea19b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aba47b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aca57e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aca390 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a8a67d {
  color: #a8a67d;
}
Background
.bg-a8a67d {
  background-color: #a8a67d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a8a67d {
  border: 2px solid #a8a67d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a8a67d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 166 125;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 20% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a8a67d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a8a67d, #94a87d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a8a67d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 166 125 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.31 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 6.75 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.84 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 8.90 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 10.49 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.64 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 11.59 #575982 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Sage
#a8a67d  rgb(168, 166, 125)  hsl(57, 20%, 57%)  Sage
#7d7fa8  rgb(125, 127, 168)  hsl(237, 20%, 57%)  Cool Gray
#7da8a6  rgb(125, 168, 166)  hsl(177, 20%, 57%)  Cadet Blue
#a67da8  rgb(166, 125, 168)  hsl(297, 20%, 57%)  Purple Mountain Majesty