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#A6A672

#a6a672 ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#a6a672 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.1% red, 65.1% green and 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 31.33% yellow and 34.9% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 22.61% 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 8.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 5.84.

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Relative luminance0.3659

Complementary

  1. #a6a672
  2. #7272a6

Split complementary

  1. #a6a672
  2. #728ca6
  3. #8c72a6

Analogous

  1. #a68c72
  2. #a6a672
  3. #8ca672

Triadic

  1. #a6a672
  2. #72a6a6
  3. #a672a6

Tetradic

  1. #a6a672
  2. #72a672
  3. #7272a6
  4. #a672a6

Square

  1. #a6a672
  2. #72a68c
  3. #7272a6
  4. #a6728c

Monochromatic

  1. #4e4e31
  2. #7d7d4f
  3. #a6a672
  4. #c4c4a1
  5. #e1e1d0

Shades

#a6a672 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a6a672
  2. #959567
  3. #85855b
  4. #747450
  5. #646444
  6. #535339
  7. #42422e
  8. #323222
  9. #212117
  10. #11110b
  11. #000000

Tints

#a6a672 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a6a672
  2. #afaf80
  3. #b8b88e
  4. #c1c19c
  5. #cacaaa
  6. #d3d3b9
  7. #dbdbc7
  8. #e4e4d5
  9. #edede3
  10. #f6f6f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a6a672 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a6a672
  2. #a2a273
  3. #9e9e75
  4. #9b9b76
  5. #979778
  6. #939379
  7. #8f8f7a
  8. #8b8b7c
  9. #88887d
  10. #84847f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4a492 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aea26e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #afa474 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ada099 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aba370 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aca573 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aaa28b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a6a672 {
  color: #a6a672;
}
Background
.bg-a6a672 {
  background-color: #a6a672;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a6a672 {
  border: 2px solid #a6a672;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a6a672;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 166 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 23% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a6a672 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a6a672, #8ca672);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a6a672 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 166 114 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.84 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 7.04 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 7.10 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.11 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 9.02 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.02 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.78 #59598d Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Sage
#a6a672  rgb(166, 166, 114)  hsl(60, 23%, 55%)  Sage
#7272a6  rgb(114, 114, 166)  hsl(240, 23%, 55%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#72a6a6  rgb(114, 166, 166)  hsl(180, 23%, 55%)  Cadet Blue
#a672a6  rgb(166, 114, 166)  hsl(300, 23%, 55%)  Purple Mountain Majesty