ColorTool
Log in
#AAAE94

#aaae94 ≈ Sage

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#aaae94 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 68.24% green and 58.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.3% cyan, 0% magenta, 14.94% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 69.23°, with 13.83% saturation and 63.14% 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 9.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 7.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#999999
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.4096

Complementary

  1. #aaae94
  2. #9894ae

Split complementary

  1. #aaae94
  2. #949dae
  3. #a594ae

Analogous

  1. #aea594
  2. #aaae94
  3. #9dae94

Triadic

  1. #aaae94
  2. #94aaae
  3. #ae94aa

Tetradic

  1. #aaae94
  2. #94ae98
  3. #9894ae
  4. #ae94aa

Square

  1. #aaae94
  2. #94aea5
  3. #9894ae
  4. #ae949d

Monochromatic

  1. #5d6049
  2. #878c6a
  3. #aaae94
  4. #cdcfc0
  5. #eff0eb

Shades

#aaae94 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaae94
  2. #999d85
  3. #888b76
  4. #777a68
  5. #666859
  6. #55574a
  7. #44463b
  8. #33342c
  9. #22231e
  10. #11110f
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaae94 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaae94
  2. #b3b69f
  3. #bbbea9
  4. #c4c6b4
  5. #cccebf
  6. #d5d7ca
  7. #dddfd4
  8. #e6e7df
  9. #eeefea
  10. #f7f7f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaae94 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaae94
  2. #a6a992
  3. #a2a590
  4. #9da08e
  5. #999c8c
  6. #95978a
  7. #919288
  8. #8d8e86
  9. #888984
  10. #848582
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #abaca3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b2ab93 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2ac95 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #adaba7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afac93 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afad95 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #acaca0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-aaae94 {
  color: #aaae94;
}
Background
.bg-aaae94 {
  background-color: #aaae94;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaae94 {
  border: 2px solid #aaae94;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaae94;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 174 148;
  --color-primary-hsl: 69 14% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaae94 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaae94, #9dae94);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaae94 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 174 148 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.00 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.32 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 9.95 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 11.64 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 11.64 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 11.72 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 11.97 #55516b Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Sage
#aaae94  rgb(170, 174, 148)  hsl(69, 14%, 63%)  Sage
#9894ae  rgb(152, 148, 174)  hsl(249, 14%, 63%)  Cool Gray
#94aaae  rgb(148, 170, 174)  hsl(189, 14%, 63%)  Pastel Blue
#ae94aa  rgb(174, 148, 170)  hsl(309, 14%, 63%)  Pastel Purple