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#A6A676

#a6a676 ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#a6a676 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 46.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 28.92% yellow and 34.9% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 21.24% saturation and 55.69% 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 8.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 5.6.

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Relative luminance0.3669

Complementary

  1. #a6a676
  2. #7676a6

Split complementary

  1. #a6a676
  2. #768ea6
  3. #8e76a6

Analogous

  1. #a68e76
  2. #a6a676
  3. #8ea676

Triadic

  1. #a6a676
  2. #76a6a6
  3. #a676a6

Tetradic

  1. #a6a676
  2. #76a676
  3. #7676a6
  4. #a676a6

Square

  1. #a6a676
  2. #76a68e
  3. #7676a6
  4. #a6768e

Monochromatic

  1. #4f4f34
  2. #7e7e52
  3. #a6a676
  4. #c4c4a4
  5. #e2e2d3

Shades

#a6a676 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a6a676
  2. #95956a
  3. #85855e
  4. #747453
  5. #646447
  6. #53533b
  7. #42422f
  8. #323223
  9. #212118
  10. #11110c
  11. #000000

Tints

#a6a676 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a6a676
  2. #afaf84
  3. #b8b891
  4. #c1c19f
  5. #cacaad
  6. #d3d3bb
  7. #dbdbc8
  8. #e4e4d6
  9. #edede4
  10. #f6f6f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a6a676 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a6a676
  2. #a2a277
  3. #9e9e78
  4. #9b9b79
  5. #97977a
  6. #93937b
  7. #8f8f7c
  8. #8b8b7d
  9. #88887e
  10. #84847f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4a493 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aea273 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #afa478 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ada099 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aba474 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aba577 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aaa28d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a6a676 {
  color: #a6a676;
}
Background
.bg-a6a676 {
  background-color: #a6a676;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a6a676 {
  border: 2px solid #a6a676;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a6a676;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 166 118;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 21% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a6a676 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a6a676, #8ea676);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a6a676 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 166 118 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.60 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 7.09 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 7.44 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.74 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 9.21 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.33 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 10.58 #595989 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Sage
#a6a676  rgb(166, 166, 118)  hsl(60, 21%, 56%)  Sage
#7676a6  rgb(118, 118, 166)  hsl(240, 21%, 56%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#76a6a6  rgb(118, 166, 166)  hsl(180, 21%, 56%)  Cadet Blue
#a676a6  rgb(166, 118, 166)  hsl(300, 21%, 56%)  Purple Mountain Majesty