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#AAA77D

#aaa77d ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#aaa77d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 65.49% green and 49.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.76% magenta, 26.47% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 56°, with 20.93% saturation and 57.84% 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 8.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 4.9.

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Relative luminance0.3766

Complementary

  1. #aaa77d
  2. #7d80aa

Split complementary

  1. #aaa77d
  2. #7d96aa
  3. #907daa

Analogous

  1. #aa907d
  2. #aaa77d
  3. #96aa7d

Triadic

  1. #aaa77d
  2. #7daaa7
  3. #a77daa

Tetradic

  1. #aaa77d
  2. #80aa7d
  3. #7d80aa
  4. #a77daa

Square

  1. #aaa77d
  2. #7daa90
  3. #7d80aa
  4. #aa7d96

Monochromatic

  1. #565438
  2. #848156
  3. #aaa77d
  4. #c8c6ab
  5. #e6e6da

Shades

#aaa77d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaa77d
  2. #999671
  3. #888664
  4. #777558
  5. #66644b
  6. #55543f
  7. #444332
  8. #333226
  9. #222119
  10. #11110d
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaa77d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaa77d
  2. #b3b08a
  3. #bbb997
  4. #c4c1a4
  5. #cccab1
  6. #d5d3be
  7. #dddccb
  8. #e6e5d8
  9. #eeede5
  10. #f7f6f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaa77d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaa77d
  2. #a6a37d
  3. #a29f7e
  4. #9d9b7e
  5. #99977e
  6. #95947f
  7. #91907f
  8. #8d8c7f
  9. #88887f
  10. #848480
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7a697 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aea47a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b0a67f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1a19c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ada57b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aea77e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aea490 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaa77d {
  color: #aaa77d;
}
Background
.bg-aaa77d {
  background-color: #aaa77d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaa77d {
  border: 2px solid #aaa77d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaa77d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 167 125;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 21% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaa77d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaa77d, #96aa7d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaa77d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 167 125 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 4.90 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 6.19 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.40 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 9.17 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.68 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 10.75 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 11.12 #555882 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Sage
#aaa77d  rgb(170, 167, 125)  hsl(56, 21%, 58%)  Sage
#7d80aa  rgb(125, 128, 170)  hsl(236, 21%, 58%)  Cool Gray
#7daaa7  rgb(125, 170, 167)  hsl(176, 21%, 58%)  Cadet Blue
#a77daa  rgb(167, 125, 170)  hsl(296, 21%, 58%)  Purple Mountain Majesty