ColorTool
Log in
#A8A67E

#a8a67e ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#a8a67e 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 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.19% magenta, 25% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 57.14°, with 19.44% saturation and 57.65% 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 5.36.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#999966
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.371

Complementary

  1. #a8a67e
  2. #7e80a8

Split complementary

  1. #a8a67e
  2. #7e95a8
  3. #917ea8

Analogous

  1. #a8917e
  2. #a8a67e
  3. #95a87e

Triadic

  1. #a8a67e
  2. #7ea8a6
  3. #a67ea8

Tetradic

  1. #a8a67e
  2. #80a87e
  3. #7e80a8
  4. #a67ea8

Square

  1. #a8a67e
  2. #7ea891
  3. #7e80a8
  4. #a87e95

Monochromatic

  1. #545339
  2. #828058
  3. #a8a67e
  4. #c7c6ac
  5. #e6e5d9

Shades

#a8a67e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a8a67e
  2. #979571
  3. #868565
  4. #767458
  5. #65644c
  6. #54533f
  7. #434232
  8. #323226
  9. #222119
  10. #11110d
  11. #000000

Tints

#a8a67e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a8a67e
  2. #b1af8b
  3. #b9b898
  4. #c2c1a5
  5. #cbcab2
  6. #d4d3bf
  7. #dcdbcb
  8. #e5e4d8
  9. #eeede5
  10. #f6f6f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a8a67e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a8a67e
  2. #a4a27e
  3. #a09e7e
  4. #9c9b7f
  5. #98977f
  6. #94937f
  7. #908f7f
  8. #8c8b7f
  9. #888880
  10. #848480
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.49:1 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 #ada37b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aea57f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aea19b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aba47c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aca57f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aca390 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-a8a67e {
  color: #a8a67e;
}
Background
.bg-a8a67e {
  background-color: #a8a67e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a8a67e {
  border: 2px solid #a8a67e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a8a67e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 166 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 19% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a8a67e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a8a67e, #95a87e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a8a67e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 166 126 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.36 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 6.83 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.05 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 9.07 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 10.62 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.79 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 11.80 #575981 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Sage
#a8a67e  rgb(168, 166, 126)  hsl(57, 19%, 58%)  Sage
#7e80a8  rgb(126, 128, 168)  hsl(237, 19%, 58%)  Cool Gray
#7ea8a6  rgb(126, 168, 166)  hsl(177, 19%, 58%)  Cadet Blue
#a67ea8  rgb(166, 126, 168)  hsl(297, 19%, 58%)  Purple Mountain Majesty