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#AAA893

#aaa893 ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#aaa893 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 65.88% green and 57.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.18% magenta, 13.53% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 54.78°, with 11.92% saturation and 62.16% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral 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 8.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 8.47.

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Relative luminance0.3866

Complementary

  1. #aaa893
  2. #9395aa

Split complementary

  1. #aaa893
  2. #93a1aa
  3. #9d93aa

Analogous

  1. #aa9d93
  2. #aaa893
  3. #a1aa93

Triadic

  1. #aaa893
  2. #93aaa8
  3. #a893aa

Tetradic

  1. #aaa893
  2. #95aa93
  3. #9395aa
  4. #a893aa

Square

  1. #aaa893
  2. #93aa9d
  3. #9395aa
  4. #aa93a1

Monochromatic

  1. #5c5a48
  2. #87846a
  3. #aaa893
  4. #cccabe
  5. #edede9

Shades

#aaa893 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaa893
  2. #999784
  3. #888676
  4. #777667
  5. #666558
  6. #55544a
  7. #44433b
  8. #33322c
  9. #22221d
  10. #11110f
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaa893 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaa893
  2. #b3b19e
  3. #bbb9a9
  4. #c4c2b3
  5. #cccbbe
  6. #d5d4c9
  7. #dddcd4
  8. #e6e5df
  9. #eeeee9
  10. #f7f6f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaa893 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaa893
  2. #a6a491
  3. #a2a08f
  4. #9d9c8d
  5. #99988b
  6. #95948a
  7. #919088
  8. #8d8c86
  9. #888884
  10. #848482
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8a79f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aca692 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ada894 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aea5a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aba792 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aca893 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aca69c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaa893 {
  color: #aaa893;
}
Background
.bg-aaa893 {
  background-color: #aaa893;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaa893 {
  border: 2px solid #aaa893;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaa893;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 168 147;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 12% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaa893 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaa893, #a1aa93);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaa893 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 168 147 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 8.47 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 9.20 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.46 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 9.46 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 9.83 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 11.67 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 12.56 #55576c Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Sage
#aaa893  rgb(170, 168, 147)  hsl(55, 12%, 62%)  Sage
#9395aa  rgb(147, 149, 170)  hsl(235, 12%, 62%)  Cool Gray
#93aaa8  rgb(147, 170, 168)  hsl(175, 12%, 62%)  Opal
#a893aa  rgb(168, 147, 170)  hsl(295, 12%, 62%)  Rose Quartz