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#AAB597

#aab597 ≈ Sage

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#aab597 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, 70.98% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.08% cyan, 0% magenta, 16.57% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 82°, with 16.85% saturation and 65.1% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 9.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 7.23.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.4383

Complementary

  1. #aab597
  2. #a297b5

Split complementary

  1. #aab597
  2. #979bb5
  3. #b197b5

Analogous

  1. #b5b197
  2. #aab597
  3. #9bb597

Triadic

  1. #aab597
  2. #97aab5
  3. #b597aa

Tetradic

  1. #aab597
  2. #97b5a2
  3. #a297b5
  4. #b597aa

Square

  1. #aab597
  2. #97b5b1
  3. #a297b5
  4. #b5979b

Monochromatic

  1. #5e694a
  2. #85956a
  3. #aab597
  4. #cfd5c4
  5. #f3f5f0

Shades

#aab597 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aab597
  2. #99a388
  3. #889179
  4. #777f6a
  5. #666d5b
  6. #555b4c
  7. #44483c
  8. #33362d
  9. #22241e
  10. #11120f
  11. #000000

Tints

#aab597 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aab597
  2. #b3bca1
  3. #bbc4ac
  4. #c4cbb6
  5. #ccd3c1
  6. #d5dacb
  7. #dde1d5
  8. #e6e9e0
  9. #eef0ea
  10. #f7f8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aab597 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aab597
  2. #a6b095
  3. #a2aa92
  4. #9da590
  5. #99a08e
  6. #959b8c
  7. #919589
  8. #8d9087
  9. #888b85
  10. #848582
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aeb2a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9b195 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7b198 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #acb2ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3b396 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2b298 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #abb3a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aab597 {
  color: #aab597;
}
Background
.bg-aab597 {
  background-color: #aab597;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aab597 {
  border: 2px solid #aab597;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aab597;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 181 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 82 17% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aab597 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aab597, #9bb597);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aab597 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 181 151 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.23 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.30 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 9.10 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.14 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 10.55 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 10.74 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 11.17 #554a68 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Sage
#aab597  rgb(170, 181, 151)  hsl(82, 17%, 65%)  Sage
#a297b5  rgb(162, 151, 181)  hsl(262, 17%, 65%)  Pastel Purple
#97aab5  rgb(151, 170, 181)  hsl(202, 17%, 65%)  Pastel Blue
#b597aa  rgb(181, 151, 170)  hsl(322, 17%, 65%)  Pastel Purple