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#AAB481

#aab481 ≈ Sage

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#aab481 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, 70.59% green and 50.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.56% cyan, 0% magenta, 28.33% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 71.76°, with 25.37% saturation and 60.59% 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 9.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 5.06.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.4277

Complementary

  1. #aab481
  2. #8b81b4

Split complementary

  1. #aab481
  2. #8191b4
  3. #a481b4

Analogous

  1. #b4a481
  2. #aab481
  3. #91b481

Triadic

  1. #aab481
  2. #81aab4
  3. #b481aa

Tetradic

  1. #aab481
  2. #81b48b
  3. #8b81b4
  4. #b481aa

Square

  1. #aab481
  2. #81b4a4
  3. #8b81b4
  4. #b48191

Monochromatic

  1. #5a623a
  2. #869257
  3. #aab481
  4. #cad1b1
  5. #ebede1

Shades

#aab481 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aab481
  2. #99a274
  3. #889067
  4. #777e5a
  5. #666c4d
  6. #555a41
  7. #444834
  8. #333627
  9. #22241a
  10. #11120d
  11. #000000

Tints

#aab481 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aab481
  2. #b3bc8e
  3. #bbc39a
  4. #c4cba7
  5. #ccd2b3
  6. #d5dac0
  7. #dde1cd
  8. #e6e9d9
  9. #eef0e6
  10. #f7f8f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aab481 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aab481
  2. #a6af81
  3. #a2aa81
  4. #9da481
  5. #999f81
  6. #959a81
  7. #919580
  8. #8d9080
  9. #888a80
  10. #848580
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #adb19f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbaf7e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #baaf83 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #afaea7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b4b17f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4b182 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #adb199 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aab481 {
  color: #aab481;
}
Background
.bg-aab481 {
  background-color: #aab481;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aab481 {
  border: 2px solid #aab481;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aab481;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 180 129;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 25% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aab481 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aab481, #91b481);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aab481 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 180 129 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.06 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 5.87 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.50 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 7.67 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 8.72 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 8.99 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 9.00 #554b7e Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Sage
#aab481  rgb(170, 180, 129)  hsl(72, 25%, 61%)  Sage
#8b81b4  rgb(139, 129, 180)  hsl(252, 25%, 61%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#81aab4  rgb(129, 170, 180)  hsl(192, 25%, 61%)  Moonstone Blue
#b481aa  rgb(180, 129, 170)  hsl(312, 25%, 61%)  Sky Magenta