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#AAA577

#aaa577 ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#aaa577 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 64.71% green and 46.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.94% magenta, 30% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 54.12°, with 23.08% saturation and 56.67% 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 8.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 5.36.

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Relative luminance0.3679

Complementary

  1. #aaa577
  2. #777caa

Split complementary

  1. #aaa577
  2. #7796aa
  3. #8c77aa

Analogous

  1. #aa8c77
  2. #aaa577
  3. #96aa77

Triadic

  1. #aaa577
  2. #77aaa5
  3. #a577aa

Tetradic

  1. #aaa577
  2. #7caa77
  3. #777caa
  4. #a577aa

Square

  1. #aaa577
  2. #77aa8c
  3. #777caa
  4. #aa7796

Monochromatic

  1. #545134
  2. #837e52
  3. #aaa577
  4. #c7c4a6
  5. #e5e3d5

Shades

#aaa577 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaa577
  2. #99956b
  3. #88845f
  4. #777453
  5. #666347
  6. #55533c
  7. #444230
  8. #333224
  9. #222118
  10. #11110c
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaa577 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaa577
  2. #b3ae85
  3. #bbb792
  4. #c4c0a0
  5. #ccc9ad
  6. #d5d2bb
  7. #dddbc9
  8. #e6e4d6
  9. #eeede4
  10. #f7f6f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaa577 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaa577
  2. #a6a178
  3. #a29e79
  4. #9d9a7a
  5. #99967b
  6. #95937c
  7. #918f7c
  8. #8d8b7d
  9. #88877e
  10. #84847f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a6a494 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ada274 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #afa579 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b29f99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aca375 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ada578 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #afa18d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaa577 {
  color: #aaa577;
}
Background
.bg-aaa577 {
  background-color: #aaa577;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaa577 {
  border: 2px solid #aaa577;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaa577;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 165 119;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 23% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaa577 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaa577, #96aa77);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaa577 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 165 119 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.36 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 5.83 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.79 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 8.78 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 10.21 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 10.27 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.93 #555a88 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Sage
#aaa577  rgb(170, 165, 119)  hsl(54, 23%, 57%)  Sage
#777caa  rgb(119, 124, 170)  hsl(234, 23%, 57%)  Glaucous
#77aaa5  rgb(119, 170, 165)  hsl(174, 23%, 57%)  Cadet Blue
#a577aa  rgb(165, 119, 170)  hsl(294, 23%, 57%)  Purple Mountain Majesty