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#AAA877

#aaa877 ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#aaa877 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 65.88% green and 46.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.18% magenta, 30% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 57.65°, with 23.08% saturation and 56.67% 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 8.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 4.82.

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Relative luminance0.3788

Complementary

  1. #aaa877
  2. #7779aa

Split complementary

  1. #aaa877
  2. #7793aa
  3. #8f77aa

Analogous

  1. #aa8f77
  2. #aaa877
  3. #93aa77

Triadic

  1. #aaa877
  2. #77aaa8
  3. #a877aa

Tetradic

  1. #aaa877
  2. #79aa77
  3. #7779aa
  4. #a877aa

Square

  1. #aaa877
  2. #77aa8f
  3. #7779aa
  4. #aa7793

Monochromatic

  1. #545234
  2. #838152
  3. #aaa877
  4. #c7c6a6
  5. #e5e4d5

Shades

#aaa877 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaa877
  2. #99976b
  3. #88865f
  4. #777653
  5. #666547
  6. #55543c
  7. #444330
  8. #333224
  9. #222218
  10. #11110c
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaa877 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaa877
  2. #b3b185
  3. #bbb992
  4. #c4c2a0
  5. #cccbad
  6. #d5d4bb
  7. #dddcc9
  8. #e6e5d6
  9. #eeeee4
  10. #f7f6f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaa877 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaa877
  2. #a6a478
  3. #a2a079
  4. #9d9c7a
  5. #99987b
  6. #95947c
  7. #91907c
  8. #8d8c7d
  9. #88887e
  10. #84847f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7a795 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b0a474 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2a779 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1a29b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aea675 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afa778 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aea48e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaa877 {
  color: #aaa877;
}
Background
.bg-aaa877 {
  background-color: #aaa877;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaa877 {
  border: 2px solid #aaa877;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaa877;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 168 119;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 23% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaa877 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaa877, #93aa77);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaa877 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 168 119 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 4.82 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 6.10 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.97 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 8.22 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.56 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.88 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 9.90 #555788 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Sage
#aaa877  rgb(170, 168, 119)  hsl(58, 23%, 57%)  Sage
#7779aa  rgb(119, 121, 170)  hsl(238, 23%, 57%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#77aaa8  rgb(119, 170, 168)  hsl(178, 23%, 57%)  Cadet Blue
#a877aa  rgb(168, 119, 170)  hsl(298, 23%, 57%)  Purple Mountain Majesty