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#9FA685

#9fa685 ≈ Sage

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#9fa685 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.35% red, 65.1% green and 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.22% cyan, 0% magenta, 19.88% yellow and 34.9% black. Its hue angle is 72.73°, with 15.64% saturation and 58.63% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, 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 8.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 7.7.

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Relative luminance0.3634

Complementary

  1. #9fa685
  2. #8c85a6

Split complementary

  1. #9fa685
  2. #858fa6
  3. #9d85a6

Analogous

  1. #a69d85
  2. #9fa685
  3. #8fa685

Triadic

  1. #9fa685
  2. #859fa6
  3. #a6859f

Tetradic

  1. #9fa685
  2. #85a68c
  3. #8c85a6
  4. #a6859f

Square

  1. #9fa685
  2. #85a69d
  3. #8c85a6
  4. #a6858f

Monochromatic

  1. #50543e
  2. #79815e
  3. #9fa685
  4. #c2c6b1
  5. #e5e7dd

Shades

#9fa685 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9fa685
  2. #8f9578
  3. #7f856a
  4. #6f745d
  5. #5f6450
  6. #505343
  7. #404235
  8. #303228
  9. #20211b
  10. #10110d
  11. #000000

Tints

#9fa685 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9fa685
  2. #a9af91
  3. #b2b89d
  4. #bcc1aa
  5. #c5cab6
  6. #cfd3c2
  7. #d9dbce
  8. #e2e4da
  9. #ecede7
  10. #f5f6f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9fa685 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9fa685
  2. #9ca285
  3. #999e84
  4. #969b84
  5. #939783
  6. #909383
  7. #8c8f82
  8. #898b82
  9. #868881
  10. #838481
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a1a498 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aba283 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aaa386 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a3a29d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a6a484 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a6a486 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a1a494 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9fa685 {
  color: #9fa685;
}
Background
.bg-9fa685 {
  background-color: #9fa685;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9fa685 {
  border: 2px solid #9fa685;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9fa685;
  --color-primary-rgb: 159 166 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 16% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9fa685 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9fa685, #8fa685);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9fa685 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(159 166 133 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.70 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 9.11 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 9.32 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.36 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 10.46 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 10.75 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 11.35 #60597a Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Sage
#9fa685  rgb(159, 166, 133)  hsl(73, 16%, 59%)  Sage
#8c85a6  rgb(140, 133, 166)  hsl(253, 16%, 59%)  Cool Gray
#859fa6  rgb(133, 159, 166)  hsl(193, 16%, 59%)  Moonstone Blue
#a6859f  rgb(166, 133, 159)  hsl(313, 16%, 59%)  Mountbatten Pink