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#A2A985

#a2a985 ≈ Sage

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#a2a985 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.53% red, 66.27% green and 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.14% cyan, 0% magenta, 21.3% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 71.67°, with 17.31% saturation and 59.22% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, 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 8.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 6.71.

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Relative luminance0.3775

Complementary

  1. #a2a985
  2. #8c85a9

Split complementary

  1. #a2a985
  2. #8590a9
  3. #9e85a9

Analogous

  1. #a99e85
  2. #a2a985
  3. #90a985

Triadic

  1. #a2a985
  2. #85a2a9
  3. #a985a2

Tetradic

  1. #a2a985
  2. #85a98c
  3. #8c85a9
  4. #a985a2

Square

  1. #a2a985
  2. #85a99e
  3. #8c85a9
  4. #a98590

Monochromatic

  1. #52573e
  2. #7d845d
  3. #a2a985
  4. #c4c9b2
  5. #e6e8df

Shades

#a2a985 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a2a985
  2. #929878
  3. #82876a
  4. #71765d
  5. #616550
  6. #515543
  7. #414435
  8. #313328
  9. #20221b
  10. #10110d
  11. #000000

Tints

#a2a985 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a2a985
  2. #abb291
  3. #b5ba9d
  4. #bec3aa
  5. #c7cbb6
  6. #d1d4c2
  7. #daddce
  8. #e3e5da
  9. #eceee7
  10. #f6f6f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a2a985 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a2a985
  2. #9fa585
  3. #9ba184
  4. #989d84
  5. #949983
  6. #919583
  7. #8e9082
  8. #8a8c82
  9. #878881
  10. #838481
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4a799 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aea583 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aea686 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a6a59f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a9a784 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a9a786 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a4a795 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a2a985 {
  color: #a2a985;
}
Background
.bg-a2a985 {
  background-color: #a2a985;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a2a985 {
  border: 2px solid #a2a985;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a2a985;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 169 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 17% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a2a985 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a2a985, #90a985);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a2a985 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 169 133 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 6.71 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 8.88 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 8.94 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.45 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 9.72 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 10.25 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.84 #5d567a Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Sage
#a2a985  rgb(162, 169, 133)  hsl(72, 17%, 59%)  Sage
#8c85a9  rgb(140, 133, 169)  hsl(252, 17%, 59%)  Cool Gray
#85a2a9  rgb(133, 162, 169)  hsl(192, 17%, 59%)  Moonstone Blue
#a985a2  rgb(169, 133, 162)  hsl(312, 17%, 59%)  Mountbatten Pink