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#A6A080

#a6a080 ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#a6a080 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.1% red, 62.75% green and 50.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.61% magenta, 22.89% yellow and 34.9% black. Its hue angle is 50.53°, with 17.59% saturation and 57.65% 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 7.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 7.62.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3481

Complementary

  1. #a6a080
  2. #8086a6

Split complementary

  1. #a6a080
  2. #8099a6
  3. #8d80a6

Analogous

  1. #a68d80
  2. #a6a080
  3. #99a680

Triadic

  1. #a6a080
  2. #80a6a0
  3. #a080a6

Tetradic

  1. #a6a080
  2. #86a680
  3. #8086a6
  4. #a080a6

Square

  1. #a6a080
  2. #80a68d
  3. #8086a6
  4. #a68099

Monochromatic

  1. #534f3a
  2. #807a5a
  3. #a6a080
  4. #c6c2ad
  5. #e5e3da

Shades

#a6a080 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a6a080
  2. #959073
  3. #858066
  4. #74705a
  5. #64604d
  6. #535040
  7. #424033
  8. #323026
  9. #21201a
  10. #11100d
  11. #000000

Tints

#a6a080 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a6a080
  2. #afaa8d
  3. #b8b399
  4. #c1bda6
  5. #cac6b3
  6. #d3d0c0
  7. #dbd9cc
  8. #e4e3d9
  9. #edece6
  10. #f6f6f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a6a080 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a6a080
  2. #a29d80
  3. #9e9a80
  4. #9b9680
  5. #979380
  6. #939080
  7. #8f8d80
  8. #8b8a80
  9. #888680
  10. #848380
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a2a094 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a69e7e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a8a081 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ac9b97 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a69f7f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a7a081 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aa9d8f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a6a080 {
  color: #a6a080;
}
Background
.bg-a6a080 {
  background-color: #a6a080;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a6a080 {
  border: 2px solid #a6a080;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a6a080;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 160 128;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 18% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a6a080 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a6a080, #99a680);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a6a080 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 160 128 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.62 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 7.85 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 10.91 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 11.53 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 11.65 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 11.93 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 13.09 #595f7f Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Sage
#a6a080  rgb(166, 160, 128)  hsl(51, 18%, 58%)  Sage
#8086a6  rgb(128, 134, 166)  hsl(231, 18%, 58%)  Cool Gray
#80a6a0  rgb(128, 166, 160)  hsl(171, 18%, 58%)  Cadet Blue
#a080a6  rgb(160, 128, 166)  hsl(291, 18%, 58%)  Mountbatten Pink