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#A6A673

#a6a673 ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#a6a673 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 45.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 30.72% yellow and 34.9% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 22.27% saturation and 55.1% 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 5.76.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.3662

Complementary

  1. #a6a673
  2. #7373a6

Split complementary

  1. #a6a673
  2. #738da6
  3. #8d73a6

Analogous

  1. #a68d73
  2. #a6a673
  3. #8da673

Triadic

  1. #a6a673
  2. #73a6a6
  3. #a673a6

Tetradic

  1. #a6a673
  2. #73a673
  3. #7373a6
  4. #a673a6

Square

  1. #a6a673
  2. #73a68d
  3. #7373a6
  4. #a6738d

Monochromatic

  1. #4e4e32
  2. #7d7d4f
  3. #a6a673
  4. #c4c4a2
  5. #e1e1d1

Shades

#a6a673 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a6a673
  2. #959568
  3. #85855c
  4. #747451
  5. #646445
  6. #53533a
  7. #42422e
  8. #323223
  9. #212117
  10. #11110c
  11. #000000

Tints

#a6a673 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a6a673
  2. #afaf81
  3. #b8b88f
  4. #c1c19d
  5. #cacaab
  6. #d3d3b9
  7. #dbdbc7
  8. #e4e4d5
  9. #edede3
  10. #f6f6f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a6a673 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a6a673
  2. #a2a274
  3. #9e9e76
  4. #9b9b77
  5. #979778
  6. #93937a
  7. #8f8f7b
  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 #aea270 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #afa475 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ada099 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aba471 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aca574 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aaa28b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a6a673 {
  color: #a6a673;
}
Background
.bg-a6a673 {
  background-color: #a6a673;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a6a673 {
  border: 2px solid #a6a673;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a6a673;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 166 115;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 22% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a6a673 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a6a673, #8da673);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a6a673 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 166 115 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.76 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 7.09 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 7.13 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.26 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 9.05 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.09 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.97 #59598c Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Sage
#a6a673  rgb(166, 166, 115)  hsl(60, 22%, 55%)  Sage
#7373a6  rgb(115, 115, 166)  hsl(240, 22%, 55%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#73a6a6  rgb(115, 166, 166)  hsl(180, 22%, 55%)  Cadet Blue
#a673a6  rgb(166, 115, 166)  hsl(300, 22%, 55%)  Purple Mountain Majesty