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#A1AC8A

#a1ac8a ≈ Sage

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#a1ac8a is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.14% red, 67.45% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.4% cyan, 0% magenta, 19.77% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 79.41°, with 17% saturation and 60.78% 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 8.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 7.49.

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Relative luminance0.3892

Complementary

  1. #a1ac8a
  2. #958aac

Split complementary

  1. #a1ac8a
  2. #8a90ac
  3. #a68aac

Analogous

  1. #aca68a
  2. #a1ac8a
  3. #90ac8a

Triadic

  1. #a1ac8a
  2. #8aa1ac
  3. #ac8aa1

Tetradic

  1. #a1ac8a
  2. #8aac95
  3. #958aac
  4. #ac8aa1

Square

  1. #a1ac8a
  2. #8aaca6
  3. #958aac
  4. #ac8a90

Monochromatic

  1. #535c41
  2. #7c8961
  3. #a1ac8a
  4. #c5ccb7
  5. #e9ebe3

Shades

#a1ac8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a1ac8a
  2. #919b7c
  3. #818a6e
  4. #717861
  5. #616753
  6. #515645
  7. #404537
  8. #303429
  9. #20221c
  10. #10110e
  11. #000000

Tints

#a1ac8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a1ac8a
  2. #aab496
  3. #b4bda1
  4. #bdc5ad
  5. #c7cdb9
  6. #d0d6c5
  7. #d9ded0
  8. #e3e6dc
  9. #eceee8
  10. #f6f7f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a1ac8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a1ac8a
  2. #9ea889
  3. #9aa388
  4. #979f87
  5. #949a86
  6. #919685
  7. #8d9284
  8. #8a8d83
  9. #878982
  10. #838481
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5a99d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b0a888 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #afa88b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a4a8a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aaa989 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aaa98b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a3aa99 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a1ac8a {
  color: #a1ac8a;
}
Background
.bg-a1ac8a {
  background-color: #a1ac8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a1ac8a {
  border: 2px solid #a1ac8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a1ac8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 172 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 79 17% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a1ac8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a1ac8a, #90ac8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a1ac8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 172 138 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.49 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 8.71 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 8.98 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.22 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 9.72 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 10.58 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 10.96 #5e5375 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Sage
#a1ac8a  rgb(161, 172, 138)  hsl(79, 17%, 61%)  Sage
#958aac  rgb(149, 138, 172)  hsl(259, 17%, 61%)  Cool Gray
#8aa1ac  rgb(138, 161, 172)  hsl(199, 17%, 61%)  Moonstone Blue
#ac8aa1  rgb(172, 138, 161)  hsl(319, 17%, 61%)  Mountbatten Pink