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#A8A182

#a8a182 ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#a8a182 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 63.14% green and 50.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.17% magenta, 22.62% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 48.95°, with 17.92% saturation and 58.43% 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 8.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 7.55.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3543

Complementary

  1. #a8a182
  2. #8289a8

Split complementary

  1. #a8a182
  2. #829ca8
  3. #8e82a8

Analogous

  1. #a88e82
  2. #a8a182
  3. #9ca882

Triadic

  1. #a8a182
  2. #82a8a1
  3. #a182a8

Tetradic

  1. #a8a182
  2. #89a882
  3. #8289a8
  4. #a182a8

Square

  1. #a8a182
  2. #82a88e
  3. #8289a8
  4. #a8829c

Monochromatic

  1. #55513c
  2. #837b5b
  3. #a8a182
  4. #c7c3af
  5. #e7e5dc

Shades

#a8a182 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a8a182
  2. #979175
  3. #868168
  4. #76715b
  5. #65614e
  6. #545141
  7. #434034
  8. #323027
  9. #22201a
  10. #11100d
  11. #000000

Tints

#a8a182 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a8a182
  2. #b1aa8f
  3. #b9b49b
  4. #c2bda8
  5. #cbc7b4
  6. #d4d0c1
  7. #dcd9cd
  8. #e5e3da
  9. #eeece6
  10. #f6f6f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a8a182 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a8a182
  2. #a49e82
  3. #a09a82
  4. #9c9781
  5. #989481
  6. #949181
  7. #908d81
  8. #8c8a81
  9. #888780
  10. #848380
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4a195 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a89f80 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aaa283 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ae9c98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a8a081 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a9a183 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ac9e90 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a8a182 {
  color: #a8a182;
}
Background
.bg-a8a182 {
  background-color: #a8a182;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a8a182 {
  border: 2px solid #a8a182;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a8a182;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 161 130;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 18% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a8a182 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a8a182, #9ca882);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a8a182 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 161 130 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.55 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 7.59 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 11.08 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 11.55 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 11.57 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 11.62 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 12.82 #575e7d Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Sage
#a8a182  rgb(168, 161, 130)  hsl(49, 18%, 58%)  Sage
#8289a8  rgb(130, 137, 168)  hsl(229, 18%, 58%)  Cool Gray
#82a8a1  rgb(130, 168, 161)  hsl(169, 18%, 58%)  Cadet Blue
#a182a8  rgb(161, 130, 168)  hsl(289, 18%, 58%)  Mountbatten Pink