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#A7AE94

#a7ae94 ≈ Sage

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#a7ae94 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.49% red, 68.24% green and 58.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.02% cyan, 0% magenta, 14.94% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 76.15°, with 13.83% saturation and 63.14% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 7.65.

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Relative luminance0.4063

Complementary

  1. #a7ae94
  2. #9b94ae

Split complementary

  1. #a7ae94
  2. #949aae
  3. #a894ae

Analogous

  1. #aea894
  2. #a7ae94
  3. #9aae94

Triadic

  1. #a7ae94
  2. #94a7ae
  3. #ae94a7

Tetradic

  1. #a7ae94
  2. #94ae9b
  3. #9b94ae
  4. #ae94a7

Square

  1. #a7ae94
  2. #94aea8
  3. #9b94ae
  4. #ae949a

Monochromatic

  1. #5a6049
  2. #838c6a
  3. #a7ae94
  4. #cbcfc0
  5. #eff0eb

Shades

#a7ae94 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a7ae94
  2. #969d85
  3. #868b76
  4. #757a68
  5. #646859
  6. #54574a
  7. #43463b
  8. #32342c
  9. #21231e
  10. #11110f
  11. #000000

Tints

#a7ae94 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a7ae94
  2. #b0b69f
  3. #b9bea9
  4. #c1c6b4
  5. #cacebf
  6. #d3d7ca
  7. #dcdfd4
  8. #e5e7df
  9. #edefea
  10. #f6f7f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a7ae94 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a7ae94
  2. #a3a992
  3. #9fa590
  4. #9ba08e
  5. #979c8c
  6. #94978a
  7. #909288
  8. #8c8e86
  9. #888984
  10. #848582
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9aca2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b2ab93 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b1ab95 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aaaba7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aeac93 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #adac95 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a9aca0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a7ae94 {
  color: #a7ae94;
}
Background
.bg-a7ae94 {
  background-color: #a7ae94;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a7ae94 {
  border: 2px solid #a7ae94;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a7ae94;
  --color-primary-rgb: 167 174 148;
  --color-primary-hsl: 76 14% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a7ae94 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a7ae94, #9aae94);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a7ae94 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(167 174 148 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.65 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.11 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 10.89 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 11.02 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 11.08 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 11.60 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 11.70 #58516b Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Sage
#a7ae94  rgb(167, 174, 148)  hsl(76, 14%, 63%)  Sage
#9b94ae  rgb(155, 148, 174)  hsl(256, 14%, 63%)  Rose Quartz
#94a7ae  rgb(148, 167, 174)  hsl(196, 14%, 63%)  Dark Gray
#ae94a7  rgb(174, 148, 167)  hsl(316, 14%, 63%)  Rose Quartz