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#A8A385

#a8a385 ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#a8a385 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 63.92% green and 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.98% magenta, 20.83% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 51.43°, with 16.75% saturation and 59.02% 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 8.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 7.18.

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Relative luminance0.3621

Complementary

  1. #a8a385
  2. #858aa8

Split complementary

  1. #a8a385
  2. #859ca8
  3. #9285a8

Analogous

  1. #a89285
  2. #a8a385
  3. #9ca885

Triadic

  1. #a8a385
  2. #85a8a3
  3. #a385a8

Tetradic

  1. #a8a385
  2. #8aa885
  3. #858aa8
  4. #a385a8

Square

  1. #a8a385
  2. #85a892
  3. #858aa8
  4. #a8859c

Monochromatic

  1. #56533e
  2. #837e5d
  3. #a8a385
  4. #c8c5b2
  5. #e8e6de

Shades

#a8a385 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a8a385
  2. #979378
  3. #86826a
  4. #76725d
  5. #656250
  6. #545243
  7. #434135
  8. #323128
  9. #22211b
  10. #11100d
  11. #000000

Tints

#a8a385 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a8a385
  2. #b1ac91
  3. #b9b59d
  4. #c2bfaa
  5. #cbc8b6
  6. #d4d1c2
  7. #dcdace
  8. #e5e3da
  9. #eeede7
  10. #f6f6f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a8a385 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a8a385
  2. #a4a085
  3. #a09c84
  4. #9c9984
  5. #989583
  6. #949283
  7. #908e82
  8. #8c8b82
  9. #888781
  10. #848481
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5a397 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a9a183 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aba386 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ae9f9b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a9a284 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aaa386 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aba093 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a8a385 {
  color: #a8a385;
}
Background
.bg-a8a385 {
  background-color: #a8a385;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a8a385 {
  border: 2px solid #a8a385;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a8a385;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 163 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 17% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a8a385 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a8a385, #9ca885);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a8a385 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 163 133 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.18 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 7.81 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 11.49 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 11.55 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 11.63 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 12.35 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 12.45 #575c7a Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Sage
#a8a385  rgb(168, 163, 133)  hsl(51, 17%, 59%)  Sage
#858aa8  rgb(133, 138, 168)  hsl(231, 17%, 59%)  Cool Gray
#85a8a3  rgb(133, 168, 163)  hsl(171, 17%, 59%)  Cadet Blue
#a385a8  rgb(163, 133, 168)  hsl(291, 17%, 59%)  Mountbatten Pink