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#A2A371

#a2a371 ≈ Moss Green

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#a2a371 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 44.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.61% cyan, 0% magenta, 30.67% yellow and 36.08% black. Its hue angle is 61.2°, with 21.37% saturation and 54.12% 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 8.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moss Green (#8a9a5b), ΔE 6.37.

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Relative luminance0.3507

Complementary

  1. #a2a371
  2. #7271a3

Split complementary

  1. #a2a371
  2. #7189a3
  3. #8b71a3

Analogous

  1. #a38b71
  2. #a2a371
  3. #89a371

Triadic

  1. #a2a371
  2. #71a2a3
  3. #a371a2

Tetradic

  1. #a2a371
  2. #71a372
  3. #7271a3
  4. #a371a2

Square

  1. #a2a371
  2. #71a38b
  3. #7271a3
  4. #a37189

Monochromatic

  1. #4a4b30
  2. #78794e
  3. #a2a371
  4. #c0c19f
  5. #dfdfce

Shades

#a2a371 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a2a371
  2. #929366
  3. #82825a
  4. #71724f
  5. #616244
  6. #515239
  7. #41412d
  8. #313122
  9. #202117
  10. #10100b
  11. #000000

Tints

#a2a371 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a2a371
  2. #abac7f
  3. #b5b58d
  4. #bebf9c
  5. #c7c8aa
  6. #d1d1b8
  7. #dadac6
  8. #e3e3d4
  9. #ecede3
  10. #f6f6f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a2a371 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a2a371
  2. #9fa073
  3. #9b9c74
  4. #989976
  5. #949577
  6. #919279
  7. #8e8e7a
  8. #8a8b7c
  9. #87877d
  10. #83847f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a1a18f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ab9f6e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aca173 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a99d96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a7a06f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a8a272 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a69f89 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a2a371 {
  color: #a2a371;
}
Background
.bg-a2a371 {
  background-color: #a2a371;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a2a371 {
  border: 2px solid #a2a371;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a2a371;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 163 113;
  --color-primary-hsl: 61 21% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a2a371 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a2a371, #89a371);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a2a371 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 163 113 / 0.35);
}

#8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 6.37 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 6.71 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 7.96 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.15 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 8.70 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.31 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 10.40 #5d5c8e Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Moss Green
#a2a371  rgb(162, 163, 113)  hsl(61, 21%, 54%)  Moss Green
#7271a3  rgb(114, 113, 163)  hsl(241, 21%, 54%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#71a2a3  rgb(113, 162, 163)  hsl(181, 21%, 54%)  Cadet Blue
#a371a2  rgb(163, 113, 162)  hsl(301, 21%, 54%)  Purple Mountain Majesty