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#A0A071

#a0a071 ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#a0a071 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 62.75% green and 44.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 29.38% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 19.83% saturation and 53.53% 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 7.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 6.46.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.3381

Complementary

  1. #a0a071
  2. #7171a0

Split complementary

  1. #a0a071
  2. #7189a0
  3. #8971a0

Analogous

  1. #a08971
  2. #a0a071
  3. #89a071

Triadic

  1. #a0a071
  2. #71a0a0
  3. #a071a0

Tetradic

  1. #a0a071
  2. #71a071
  3. #7171a0
  4. #a071a0

Square

  1. #a0a071
  2. #71a089
  3. #7171a0
  4. #a07189

Monochromatic

  1. #484830
  2. #76764f
  3. #a0a071
  4. #bfbf9f
  5. #ddddcd

Shades

#a0a071 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a0a071
  2. #909066
  3. #80805a
  4. #70704f
  5. #606044
  6. #505039
  7. #40402d
  8. #303022
  9. #202017
  10. #10100b
  11. #000000

Tints

#a0a071 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a0a071
  2. #aaaa7f
  3. #b3b38d
  4. #bdbd9c
  5. #c6c6aa
  6. #d0d0b8
  7. #d9d9c6
  8. #e3e3d4
  9. #ecece3
  10. #f6f6f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a0a071 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a0a071
  2. #9d9d73
  3. #9a9a74
  4. #969676
  5. #939377
  6. #909079
  7. #8d8d7a
  8. #8a8a7c
  9. #86867d
  10. #83837f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e9e8e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a89c6e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a89e73 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a79a94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a59e6f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a59f72 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a49d87 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a0a071 {
  color: #a0a071;
}
Background
.bg-a0a071 {
  background-color: #a0a071;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a0a071 {
  border: 2px solid #a0a071;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a0a071;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 160 113;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 20% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a0a071 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a0a071, #89a071);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a0a071 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 160 113 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 6.46 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.34 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 8.34 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.10 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 9.20 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.22 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 10.94 #5f5f8e Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Moss Green
#a0a071  rgb(160, 160, 113)  hsl(60, 20%, 54%)  Moss Green
#7171a0  rgb(113, 113, 160)  hsl(240, 20%, 54%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#71a0a0  rgb(113, 160, 160)  hsl(180, 20%, 54%)  Cadet Blue
#a071a0  rgb(160, 113, 160)  hsl(300, 20%, 54%)  Purple Mountain Majesty