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#9EA985

#9ea985 ≈ Sage

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#9ea985 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.96% red, 66.27% green and 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.51% cyan, 0% magenta, 21.3% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 78.33°, with 17.31% saturation and 59.22% 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 8.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 7.77.

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Relative luminance0.3734

Complementary

  1. #9ea985
  2. #9085a9

Split complementary

  1. #9ea985
  2. #858ca9
  3. #a285a9

Analogous

  1. #a9a285
  2. #9ea985
  3. #8ca985

Triadic

  1. #9ea985
  2. #859ea9
  3. #a9859e

Tetradic

  1. #9ea985
  2. #85a990
  3. #9085a9
  4. #a9859e

Square

  1. #9ea985
  2. #85a9a2
  3. #9085a9
  4. #a9858c

Monochromatic

  1. #50573e
  2. #78845d
  3. #9ea985
  4. #c2c9b2
  5. #e5e8df

Shades

#9ea985 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9ea985
  2. #8e9878
  3. #7e876a
  4. #6f765d
  5. #5f6550
  6. #4f5543
  7. #3f4435
  8. #2f3328
  9. #20221b
  10. #10110d
  11. #000000

Tints

#9ea985 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9ea985
  2. #a8b291
  3. #b1ba9d
  4. #bbc3aa
  5. #c5cbb6
  6. #cfd4c2
  7. #d8ddce
  8. #e2e5da
  9. #eceee7
  10. #f5f6f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9ea985 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9ea985
  2. #9ba585
  3. #98a184
  4. #959d84
  5. #929983
  6. #8f9583
  7. #8c9082
  8. #898c82
  9. #868881
  10. #838481
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a2a699 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aea583 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aca486 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a1a59f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a8a684 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a7a686 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a0a795 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9ea985 {
  color: #9ea985;
}
Background
.bg-9ea985 {
  background-color: #9ea985;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9ea985 {
  border: 2px solid #9ea985;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9ea985;
  --color-primary-rgb: 158 169 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 78 17% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9ea985 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9ea985, #8ca985);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9ea985 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(158 169 133 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.77 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 8.03 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 8.67 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.97 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 9.15 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 10.99 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 11.58 #61567a Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Sage
#9ea985  rgb(158, 169, 133)  hsl(78, 17%, 59%)  Sage
#9085a9  rgb(144, 133, 169)  hsl(258, 17%, 59%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#859ea9  rgb(133, 158, 169)  hsl(198, 17%, 59%)  Moonstone Blue
#a9859e  rgb(169, 133, 158)  hsl(318, 17%, 59%)  Mountbatten Pink