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#A5B28E

#a5b28e ≈ Sage

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#a5b28e is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.71% red, 69.8% green and 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.3% cyan, 0% magenta, 20.22% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 81.67°, with 18.95% saturation and 62.75% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 9.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 7.03.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.4179

Complementary

  1. #a5b28e
  2. #9b8eb2

Split complementary

  1. #a5b28e
  2. #8e93b2
  3. #ad8eb2

Analogous

  1. #b2ad8e
  2. #a5b28e
  3. #93b28e

Triadic

  1. #a5b28e
  2. #8ea5b2
  3. #b28ea5

Tetradic

  1. #a5b28e
  2. #8eb29b
  3. #9b8eb2
  4. #b28ea5

Square

  1. #a5b28e
  2. #8eb2ad
  3. #9b8eb2
  4. #b28e93

Monochromatic

  1. #586344
  2. #809163
  3. #a5b28e
  4. #c9d1bc
  5. #edf0e9

Shades

#a5b28e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a5b28e
  2. #95a080
  3. #848e72
  4. #747d63
  5. #636b55
  6. #535947
  7. #424739
  8. #32352b
  9. #21241c
  10. #11120e
  11. #000000

Tints

#a5b28e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a5b28e
  2. #aeba99
  3. #b7c1a5
  4. #c0c9b0
  5. #c9d1bb
  6. #d2d9c7
  7. #dbe0d2
  8. #e4e8dd
  9. #edf0e8
  10. #f6f7f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a5b28e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a5b28e
  2. #a1ad8d
  3. #9ea88b
  4. #9aa38a
  5. #969e88
  6. #939987
  7. #8f9486
  8. #8b8f84
  9. #878a83
  10. #848581
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aaafa2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6ad8c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5ad8f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a8aea8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0af8d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afaf8f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a7b09e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a5b28e {
  color: #a5b28e;
}
Background
.bg-a5b28e {
  background-color: #a5b28e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a5b28e {
  border: 2px solid #a5b28e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a5b28e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 178 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 82 19% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a5b28e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a5b28e, #93b28e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a5b28e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 178 142 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.03 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 7.94 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.33 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 8.67 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 10.35 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 10.49 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 10.95 #5a4d71 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Sage
#a5b28e  rgb(165, 178, 142)  hsl(82, 19%, 63%)  Sage
#9b8eb2  rgb(155, 142, 178)  hsl(262, 19%, 63%)  Pastel Purple
#8ea5b2  rgb(142, 165, 178)  hsl(202, 19%, 63%)  Moonstone Blue
#b28ea5  rgb(178, 142, 165)  hsl(322, 19%, 63%)  Pastel Purple