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#A7B59B

#a7b59b ≈ Ash Gray

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#a7b59b 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, 70.98% green and 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.73% cyan, 0% magenta, 14.36% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 92.31°, with 14.94% saturation and 65.88% 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 9.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 7.22.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.4363

Complementary

  1. #a7b59b
  2. #a99bb5

Split complementary

  1. #a7b59b
  2. #9c9bb5
  3. #b59bb4

Analogous

  1. #b4b59b
  2. #a7b59b
  3. #9bb59c

Triadic

  1. #a7b59b
  2. #9ba7b5
  3. #b59ba7

Tetradic

  1. #a7b59b
  2. #9bb5a9
  3. #a99bb5
  4. #b59ba7

Square

  1. #a7b59b
  2. #9bb4b5
  3. #a99bb5
  4. #b59c9b

Monochromatic

  1. #5a694e
  2. #80946f
  3. #a7b59b
  4. #ced6c7
  5. #f4f6f3

Shades

#a7b59b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a7b59b
  2. #96a38c
  3. #86917c
  4. #757f6d
  5. #646d5d
  6. #545b4e
  7. #43483e
  8. #32362f
  9. #21241f
  10. #111210
  11. #000000

Tints

#a7b59b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a7b59b
  2. #b0bca5
  3. #b9c4af
  4. #c1cbb9
  5. #cad3c3
  6. #d3dacd
  7. #dce1d7
  8. #e5e9e1
  9. #edf0eb
  10. #f6f8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a7b59b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a7b59b
  2. #a3b098
  3. #9faa96
  4. #9ba593
  5. #97a090
  6. #949b8e
  7. #90958b
  8. #8c9088
  9. #888b85
  10. #848583
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #adb2a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8b19a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5b09c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a8b3ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1b39a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0b29c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a8b4a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a7b59b {
  color: #a7b59b;
}
Background
.bg-a7b59b {
  background-color: #a7b59b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a7b59b {
  border: 2px solid #a7b59b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a7b59b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 167 181 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 92 15% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a7b59b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a7b59b, #9bb59c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a7b59b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(167 181 155 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.22 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 8.87 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 8.91 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 9.07 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 11.07 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 11.33 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 12.76 #584a64 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#a7b59b  rgb(167, 181, 155)  hsl(92, 15%, 66%)  Ash Gray
#a99bb5  rgb(169, 155, 181)  hsl(272, 15%, 66%)  Pastel Purple
#9ba7b5  rgb(155, 167, 181)  hsl(212, 15%, 66%)  Dark Gray
#b59ba7  rgb(181, 155, 167)  hsl(332, 15%, 66%)  Rose Quartz