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#AAAE8C

#aaae8c ≈ Sage

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#aaae8c is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 68.24% green and 54.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.3% cyan, 0% magenta, 19.54% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 67.06°, with 17.35% saturation and 61.57% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 5.29.

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Relative luminance0.4071

Complementary

  1. #aaae8c
  2. #908cae

Split complementary

  1. #aaae8c
  2. #8c99ae
  3. #a18cae

Analogous

  1. #aea18c
  2. #aaae8c
  3. #99ae8c

Triadic

  1. #aaae8c
  2. #8caaae
  3. #ae8caa

Tetradic

  1. #aaae8c
  2. #8cae90
  3. #908cae
  4. #ae8caa

Square

  1. #aaae8c
  2. #8caea1
  3. #908cae
  4. #ae8c99

Monochromatic

  1. #5b5e43
  2. #878b62
  3. #aaae8c
  4. #cbceb9
  5. #ecede6

Shades

#aaae8c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaae8c
  2. #999d7e
  3. #888b70
  4. #777a62
  5. #666854
  6. #555746
  7. #444638
  8. #33342a
  9. #22231c
  10. #11110e
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaae8c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaae8c
  2. #b3b698
  3. #bbbea3
  4. #c4c6af
  5. #ccceba
  6. #d5d7c6
  7. #dddfd1
  8. #e6e7dd
  9. #eeefe8
  10. #f7f7f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaae8c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaae8c
  2. #a6a98b
  3. #a2a58a
  4. #9da088
  5. #999c87
  6. #959786
  7. #919285
  8. #8d8e84
  9. #888982
  10. #848581
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #abaca0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b3ab8a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3ab8d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aeaaa5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0ac8b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0ac8d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #adac9b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaae8c {
  color: #aaae8c;
}
Background
.bg-aaae8c {
  background-color: #aaae8c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaae8c {
  border: 2px solid #aaae8c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaae8c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 174 140;
  --color-primary-hsl: 67 17% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaae8c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaae8c, #99ae8c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaae8c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 174 140 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.29 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 8.54 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.13 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.40 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 10.43 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 10.45 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 10.70 #555173 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Sage
#aaae8c  rgb(170, 174, 140)  hsl(67, 17%, 62%)  Sage
#908cae  rgb(144, 140, 174)  hsl(247, 17%, 62%)  Cool Gray
#8caaae  rgb(140, 170, 174)  hsl(187, 17%, 62%)  Moonstone Blue
#ae8caa  rgb(174, 140, 170)  hsl(307, 17%, 62%)  Pastel Purple