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#A6A679

#a6a679 ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#a6a679 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 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 27.11% yellow and 34.9% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 20.18% saturation and 56.27% 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 8.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 5.52.

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Relative luminance0.3676

Complementary

  1. #a6a679
  2. #7979a6

Split complementary

  1. #a6a679
  2. #798fa6
  3. #8f79a6

Analogous

  1. #a68f79
  2. #a6a679
  3. #8fa679

Triadic

  1. #a6a679
  2. #79a6a6
  3. #a679a6

Tetradic

  1. #a6a679
  2. #79a679
  3. #7979a6
  4. #a679a6

Square

  1. #a6a679
  2. #79a68f
  3. #7979a6
  4. #a6798f

Monochromatic

  1. #515135
  2. #7e7e54
  3. #a6a679
  4. #c5c5a7
  5. #e3e3d5

Shades

#a6a679 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a6a679
  2. #95956d
  3. #858561
  4. #747455
  5. #646449
  6. #53533d
  7. #424230
  8. #323224
  9. #212118
  10. #11110c
  11. #000000

Tints

#a6a679 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a6a679
  2. #afaf86
  3. #b8b894
  4. #c1c1a1
  5. #cacaaf
  6. #d3d3bc
  7. #dbdbc9
  8. #e4e4d7
  9. #edede4
  10. #f6f6f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a6a679 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a6a679
  2. #a2a27a
  3. #9e9e7a
  4. #9b9b7b
  5. #97977c
  6. #93937d
  7. #8f8f7d
  8. #8b8b7e
  9. #88887f
  10. #84847f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4a494 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ada276 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aea47b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ada09a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aba477 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aba57a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aaa38e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a6a679 {
  color: #a6a679;
}
Background
.bg-a6a679 {
  background-color: #a6a679;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a6a679 {
  border: 2px solid #a6a679;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a6a679;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 166 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 20% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a6a679 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a6a679, #8fa679);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a6a679 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 166 121 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.52 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 7.16 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 7.82 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.27 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 9.44 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.64 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 11.20 #595986 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Sage
#a6a679  rgb(166, 166, 121)  hsl(60, 20%, 56%)  Sage
#7979a6  rgb(121, 121, 166)  hsl(240, 20%, 56%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#79a6a6  rgb(121, 166, 166)  hsl(180, 20%, 56%)  Cadet Blue
#a679a6  rgb(166, 121, 166)  hsl(300, 20%, 56%)  Purple Mountain Majesty