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#A6A685

#a6a685 ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#a6a685 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 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 19.88% yellow and 34.9% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 15.64% saturation and 58.63% 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 8.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 6.31.

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Relative luminance0.3707

Complementary

  1. #a6a685
  2. #8585a6

Split complementary

  1. #a6a685
  2. #8596a6
  3. #9685a6

Analogous

  1. #a69685
  2. #a6a685
  3. #96a685

Triadic

  1. #a6a685
  2. #85a6a6
  3. #a685a6

Tetradic

  1. #a6a685
  2. #85a685
  3. #8585a6
  4. #a685a6

Square

  1. #a6a685
  2. #85a696
  3. #8585a6
  4. #a68596

Monochromatic

  1. #54543e
  2. #81815e
  3. #a6a685
  4. #c6c6b1
  5. #e7e7dd

Shades

#a6a685 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a6a685
  2. #959578
  3. #85856a
  4. #74745d
  5. #646450
  6. #535343
  7. #424235
  8. #323228
  9. #21211b
  10. #11110d
  11. #000000

Tints

#a6a685 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a6a685
  2. #afaf91
  3. #b8b89d
  4. #c1c1aa
  5. #cacab6
  6. #d3d3c2
  7. #dbdbce
  8. #e4e4da
  9. #edede7
  10. #f6f6f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a6a685 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a6a685
  2. #a2a285
  3. #9e9e84
  4. #9b9b84
  5. #979783
  6. #939383
  7. #8f8f82
  8. #8b8b82
  9. #888881
  10. #848481
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5a598 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aca383 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aca586 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aba29d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aaa484 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aaa586 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a9a394 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a6a685 {
  color: #a6a685;
}
Background
.bg-a6a685 {
  background-color: #a6a685;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a6a685 {
  border: 2px solid #a6a685;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a6a685;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 166 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 16% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a6a685 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a6a685, #96a685);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a6a685 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 166 133 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 6.31 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 8.24 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 10.08 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.86 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 11.13 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 11.56 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 11.74 #59597a Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Sage
#a6a685  rgb(166, 166, 133)  hsl(60, 16%, 59%)  Sage
#8585a6  rgb(133, 133, 166)  hsl(240, 16%, 59%)  Cool Gray
#85a6a6  rgb(133, 166, 166)  hsl(180, 16%, 59%)  Cadet Blue
#a685a6  rgb(166, 133, 166)  hsl(300, 16%, 59%)  Mountbatten Pink