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#9CA388

#9ca388 ≈ Sage

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#9ca388 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.18% red, 63.92% green and 53.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.29% cyan, 0% magenta, 16.56% yellow and 36.08% black. Its hue angle is 75.56°, with 12.8% saturation and 58.63% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 9.24.

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Relative luminance0.3504

Complementary

  1. #9ca388
  2. #8f88a3

Split complementary

  1. #9ca388
  2. #888fa3
  3. #9d88a3

Analogous

  1. #a39d88
  2. #9ca388
  3. #8fa388

Triadic

  1. #9ca388
  2. #889ca3
  3. #a3889c

Tetradic

  1. #9ca388
  2. #88a38f
  3. #8f88a3
  4. #a3889c

Square

  1. #9ca388
  2. #88a39d
  3. #8f88a3
  4. #a3888f

Monochromatic

  1. #4e5240
  2. #767d61
  3. #9ca388
  4. #c0c4b3
  5. #e4e6de

Shades

#9ca388 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9ca388
  2. #8c937a
  3. #7d826d
  4. #6d725f
  5. #5e6252
  6. #4e5244
  7. #3e4136
  8. #2f3129
  9. #1f211b
  10. #10100e
  11. #000000

Tints

#9ca388 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9ca388
  2. #a6ac94
  3. #b0b5a0
  4. #babfac
  5. #c4c8b8
  6. #ced1c4
  7. #d7dacf
  8. #e1e3db
  9. #ebede7
  10. #f5f6f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9ca388 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9ca388
  2. #99a087
  3. #969c86
  4. #949986
  5. #919585
  6. #8e9284
  7. #8b8e83
  8. #888b82
  9. #868782
  10. #838481
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ea197 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a7a086 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a6a089 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9fa09b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a3a187 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a2a189 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9ea194 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9ca388 {
  color: #9ca388;
}
Background
.bg-9ca388 {
  background-color: #9ca388;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9ca388 {
  border: 2px solid #9ca388;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9ca388;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 163 136;
  --color-primary-hsl: 76 13% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9ca388 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9ca388, #8fa388);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9ca388 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 163 136 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.24 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 10.32 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 10.55 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 10.68 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 11.75 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 11.77 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 12.10 #635c77 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Sage
#9ca388  rgb(156, 163, 136)  hsl(76, 13%, 59%)  Sage
#8f88a3  rgb(143, 136, 163)  hsl(256, 13%, 59%)  Cool Gray
#889ca3  rgb(136, 156, 163)  hsl(196, 13%, 59%)  Light Slate Gray
#a3889c  rgb(163, 136, 156)  hsl(316, 13%, 59%)  Mountbatten Pink