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#AABA91

#aaba91 ≈ Sage

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#aaba91 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, 72.94% green and 56.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.6% cyan, 0% magenta, 22.04% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 83.41°, with 22.91% saturation and 64.9% 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 10.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 6.86.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.4571

Complementary

  1. #aaba91
  2. #a191ba

Split complementary

  1. #aaba91
  2. #9195ba
  3. #b591ba

Analogous

  1. #bab591
  2. #aaba91
  3. #95ba91

Triadic

  1. #aaba91
  2. #91aaba
  3. #ba91aa

Tetradic

  1. #aaba91
  2. #91baa1
  3. #a191ba
  4. #ba91aa

Square

  1. #aaba91
  2. #91bab5
  3. #a191ba
  4. #ba9195

Monochromatic

  1. #5d6d45
  2. #869c62
  3. #aaba91
  4. #ced7c0
  5. #f3f5ef

Shades

#aaba91 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaba91
  2. #99a783
  3. #889574
  4. #778266
  5. #667057
  6. #555d49
  7. #444a3a
  8. #33382c
  9. #22251d
  10. #11130f
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaba91 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaba91
  2. #b3c19c
  3. #bbc8a7
  4. #c4cfb2
  5. #ccd6bd
  6. #d5ddc8
  7. #dde3d3
  8. #e6eade
  9. #eef1e9
  10. #f7f8f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaba91 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaba91
  2. #a6b48f
  3. #a2ae8e
  4. #9da98c
  5. #99a38a
  6. #959d89
  7. #919787
  8. #8d9185
  9. #888c83
  10. #848682
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0b7a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfb58f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcb493 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #adb6af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7b790 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5b692 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #acb8a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaba91 {
  color: #aaba91;
}
Background
.bg-aaba91 {
  background-color: #aaba91;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaba91 {
  border: 2px solid #aaba91;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaba91;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 186 145;
  --color-primary-hsl: 83 23% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaba91 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaba91, #95ba91);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaba91 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 186 145 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 6.86 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 6.92 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 7.06 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 8.71 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.01 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.66 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 11.08 #55456e Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Sage
#aaba91  rgb(170, 186, 145)  hsl(83, 23%, 65%)  Sage
#a191ba  rgb(161, 145, 186)  hsl(263, 23%, 65%)  Pastel Purple
#91aaba  rgb(145, 170, 186)  hsl(203, 23%, 65%)  Moonstone Blue
#ba91aa  rgb(186, 145, 170)  hsl(323, 23%, 65%)  Pastel Purple