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#A29D81

#a29d81 ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#a29d81 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.53% red, 61.57% green and 50.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.09% magenta, 20.37% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 50.91°, with 15.07% saturation and 57.06% 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 7.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 8.99.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3338

Complementary

  1. #a29d81
  2. #8186a2

Split complementary

  1. #a29d81
  2. #8197a2
  3. #8d81a2

Analogous

  1. #a28d81
  2. #a29d81
  3. #97a281

Triadic

  1. #a29d81
  2. #81a29d
  3. #9d81a2

Tetradic

  1. #a29d81
  2. #86a281
  3. #8186a2
  4. #9d81a2

Square

  1. #a29d81
  2. #81a28d
  3. #8186a2
  4. #a28197

Monochromatic

  1. #4f4c3b
  2. #7b775b
  3. #a29d81
  4. #c2bfad
  5. #e3e1d9

Shades

#a29d81 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a29d81
  2. #928d74
  3. #827e67
  4. #716e5a
  5. #615e4d
  6. #514f41
  7. #413f34
  8. #312f27
  9. #201f1a
  10. #10100d
  11. #000000

Tints

#a29d81 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a29d81
  2. #aba78e
  3. #b5b19a
  4. #bebaa7
  5. #c7c4b3
  6. #d1cec0
  7. #dad8cd
  8. #e3e2d9
  9. #ecebe6
  10. #f6f5f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a29d81 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a29d81
  2. #9f9a81
  3. #9b9781
  4. #989481
  5. #949181
  6. #918f81
  7. #8e8c80
  8. #8a8980
  9. #878680
  10. #838380
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f9d92 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a39b7f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a49d82 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a79995 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a29c80 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a39d82 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a59b8e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a29d81 {
  color: #a29d81;
}
Background
.bg-a29d81 {
  background-color: #a29d81;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a29d81 {
  border: 2px solid #a29d81;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a29d81;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 157 129;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 15% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a29d81 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a29d81, #97a281);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a29d81 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 157 129 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 8.99 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 9.32 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 11.38 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 12.35 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 12.35 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 12.64 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 12.66 #5d627e Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Sage
#a29d81  rgb(162, 157, 129)  hsl(51, 15%, 57%)  Sage
#8186a2  rgb(129, 134, 162)  hsl(231, 15%, 57%)  Cool Gray
#81a29d  rgb(129, 162, 157)  hsl(171, 15%, 57%)  Cadet Blue
#9d81a2  rgb(157, 129, 162)  hsl(291, 15%, 57%)  Mountbatten Pink