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#A5A173

#a5a173 ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#a5a173 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.71% red, 63.14% green and 45.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.42% magenta, 30.3% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 55.2°, with 21.74% saturation and 54.9% 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 7.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 6.62.

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Relative luminance0.3473

Complementary

  1. #a5a173
  2. #7377a5

Split complementary

  1. #a5a173
  2. #7390a5
  3. #8873a5

Analogous

  1. #a58873
  2. #a5a173
  3. #90a573

Triadic

  1. #a5a173
  2. #73a5a1
  3. #a173a5

Tetradic

  1. #a5a173
  2. #77a573
  3. #7377a5
  4. #a173a5

Square

  1. #a5a173
  2. #73a588
  3. #7377a5
  4. #a57390

Monochromatic

  1. #4d4b32
  2. #7c7850
  3. #a5a173
  4. #c3c0a2
  5. #e1e0d0

Shades

#a5a173 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a5a173
  2. #959168
  3. #84815c
  4. #747151
  5. #636145
  6. #53513a
  7. #42402e
  8. #323023
  9. #212017
  10. #11100c
  11. #000000

Tints

#a5a173 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a5a173
  2. #aeaa81
  3. #b7b48f
  4. #c0bd9d
  5. #c9c7ab
  6. #d2d0b9
  7. #dbd9c7
  8. #e4e3d5
  9. #edece3
  10. #f6f6f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a5a173 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a5a173
  2. #a19e74
  3. #9e9a76
  4. #9a9777
  5. #969478
  6. #93917a
  7. #8f8d7b
  8. #8b8a7c
  9. #87877d
  10. #84837f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a2a090 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a99e70 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aba075 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ac9b95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a79f71 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a8a174 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a99d89 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a5a173 {
  color: #a5a173;
}
Background
.bg-a5a173 {
  background-color: #a5a173;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a5a173 {
  border: 2px solid #a5a173;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a5a173;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 161 115;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 22% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a5a173 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a5a173, #90a573);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a5a173 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 161 115 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 6.62 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 7.03 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 7.85 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.62 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 10.47 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 10.56 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 10.91 #5a5e8c Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Sage
#a5a173  rgb(165, 161, 115)  hsl(55, 22%, 55%)  Sage
#7377a5  rgb(115, 119, 165)  hsl(235, 22%, 55%)  Glaucous
#73a5a1  rgb(115, 165, 161)  hsl(175, 22%, 55%)  Cadet Blue
#a173a5  rgb(161, 115, 165)  hsl(295, 22%, 55%)  Purple Mountain Majesty