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#AAA683

#aaa683 ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#aaa683 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 65.1% green and 51.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 22.94% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 53.85°, with 18.66% 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 8.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 5.68.

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Relative luminance0.3746

Complementary

  1. #aaa683
  2. #8387aa

Split complementary

  1. #aaa683
  2. #839aaa
  3. #9383aa

Analogous

  1. #aa9383
  2. #aaa683
  3. #9aaa83

Triadic

  1. #aaa683
  2. #83aaa6
  3. #a683aa

Tetradic

  1. #aaa683
  2. #87aa83
  3. #8387aa
  4. #a683aa

Square

  1. #aaa683
  2. #83aa93
  3. #8387aa
  4. #aa839a

Monochromatic

  1. #58553c
  2. #85815b
  3. #aaa683
  4. #c9c7b0
  5. #e8e7de

Shades

#aaa683 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaa683
  2. #999576
  3. #888569
  4. #77745c
  5. #66644f
  6. #555342
  7. #444234
  8. #333227
  9. #22211a
  10. #11110d
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaa683 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaa683
  2. #b3af8f
  3. #bbb89c
  4. #c4c1a8
  5. #cccab5
  6. #d5d3c1
  7. #dddbcd
  8. #e6e4da
  9. #eeede6
  10. #f7f6f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaa683 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaa683
  2. #a6a283
  3. #a29e82
  4. #9d9b82
  5. #999782
  6. #959382
  7. #918f81
  8. #8d8b81
  9. #888881
  10. #848480
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7a598 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ada381 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aea684 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b0a19c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aca482 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ada684 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aea393 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaa683 {
  color: #aaa683;
}
Background
.bg-aaa683 {
  background-color: #aaa683;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaa683 {
  border: 2px solid #aaa683;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaa683;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 166 131;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 19% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaa683 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaa683, #9aaa83);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaa683 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 166 131 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.68 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 6.77 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.05 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 10.52 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 11.47 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 12.02 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 12.13 #55597c Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Sage
#aaa683  rgb(170, 166, 131)  hsl(54, 19%, 59%)  Sage
#8387aa  rgb(131, 135, 170)  hsl(234, 19%, 59%)  Cool Gray
#83aaa6  rgb(131, 170, 166)  hsl(174, 19%, 59%)  Cadet Blue
#a683aa  rgb(166, 131, 170)  hsl(294, 19%, 59%)  Mountbatten Pink