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#A2A36F

#a2a36f ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#a2a36f is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.53% red, 63.92% green and 43.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.61% cyan, 0% magenta, 31.9% yellow and 36.08% black. Its hue angle is 61.15°, with 22.03% saturation and 53.73% 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 8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 6.17.

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Relative luminance0.3502

Complementary

  1. #a2a36f
  2. #706fa3

Split complementary

  1. #a2a36f
  2. #6f88a3
  3. #8a6fa3

Analogous

  1. #a38a6f
  2. #a2a36f
  3. #88a36f

Triadic

  1. #a2a36f
  2. #6fa2a3
  3. #a36fa2

Tetradic

  1. #a2a36f
  2. #6fa370
  3. #706fa3
  4. #a36fa2

Square

  1. #a2a36f
  2. #6fa38a
  3. #706fa3
  4. #a36f88

Monochromatic

  1. #494a2f
  2. #78794d
  3. #a2a36f
  4. #c0c19e
  5. #dedfcc

Shades

#a2a36f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a2a36f
  2. #929364
  3. #828259
  4. #71724e
  5. #616243
  6. #515238
  7. #41412c
  8. #313121
  9. #202116
  10. #10100b
  11. #000000

Tints

#a2a36f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a2a36f
  2. #abac7d
  3. #b5b58c
  4. #bebf9a
  5. #c7c8a9
  6. #d1d1b7
  7. #dadac5
  8. #e3e3d4
  9. #ecede2
  10. #f6f6f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a2a36f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a2a36f
  2. #9fa071
  3. #9b9c72
  4. #989974
  5. #949576
  6. #919278
  7. #8e8e79
  8. #8a8b7b
  9. #87877d
  10. #83847e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a1a18f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ab9f6b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aca171 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a99d96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a8a06d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a8a270 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a69f88 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a2a36f {
  color: #a2a36f;
}
Background
.bg-a2a36f {
  background-color: #a2a36f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a2a36f {
  border: 2px solid #a2a36f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a2a36f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 163 111;
  --color-primary-hsl: 61 22% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a2a36f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a2a36f, #88a36f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a2a36f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 163 111 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 6.17 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 6.83 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.88 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 7.98 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 8.63 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.18 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 10.02 #5d5c90 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Moss Green
#a2a36f  rgb(162, 163, 111)  hsl(61, 22%, 54%)  Moss Green
#706fa3  rgb(112, 111, 163)  hsl(241, 22%, 54%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#6fa2a3  rgb(111, 162, 163)  hsl(181, 22%, 54%)  Cadet Blue
#a36fa2  rgb(163, 111, 162)  hsl(301, 22%, 54%)  Purple Mountain Majesty