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#ABA77A

#aba77a ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#aba77a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 65.49% green and 47.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.34% magenta, 28.65% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 55.1°, with 22.58% saturation and 57.45% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 4.8.

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Relative luminance0.377

Complementary

  1. #aba77a
  2. #7a7eab

Split complementary

  1. #aba77a
  2. #7a96ab
  3. #8e7aab

Analogous

  1. #ab8e7a
  2. #aba77a
  3. #96ab7a

Triadic

  1. #aba77a
  2. #7aaba7
  3. #a77aab

Tetradic

  1. #aba77a
  2. #7eab7a
  3. #7a7eab
  4. #a77aab

Square

  1. #aba77a
  2. #7aab8e
  3. #7a7eab
  4. #ab7a96

Monochromatic

  1. #565336
  2. #858154
  3. #aba77a
  4. #c9c6a9
  5. #e6e5d8

Shades

#aba77a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aba77a
  2. #9a966e
  3. #898662
  4. #787555
  5. #676449
  6. #56543d
  7. #444331
  8. #333225
  9. #222118
  10. #11110c
  11. #000000

Tints

#aba77a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aba77a
  2. #b3b087
  3. #bcb995
  4. #c4c1a2
  5. #cdcaaf
  6. #d5d3bd
  7. #dddcca
  8. #e6e5d7
  9. #eeede4
  10. #f7f6f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aba77a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aba77a
  2. #a7a37b
  3. #a29f7b
  4. #9e9b7c
  5. #9a977c
  6. #96947d
  7. #91907e
  8. #8d8c7e
  9. #89887f
  10. #84847f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8a696 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #afa477 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b1a67c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b2a19b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ada578 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aea77b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #afa38f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aba77a {
  color: #aba77a;
}
Background
.bg-aba77a {
  background-color: #aba77a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aba77a {
  border: 2px solid #aba77a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aba77a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 167 122;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 23% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aba77a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aba77a, #96ab7a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aba77a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 167 122 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 4.80 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 5.73 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.71 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 9.00 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 10.35 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.58 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 10.63 #545885 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Sage
#aba77a  rgb(171, 167, 122)  hsl(55, 23%, 57%)  Sage
#7a7eab  rgb(122, 126, 171)  hsl(235, 23%, 57%)  Cool Gray
#7aaba7  rgb(122, 171, 167)  hsl(175, 23%, 57%)  Cadet Blue
#a77aab  rgb(167, 122, 171)  hsl(295, 23%, 57%)  Purple Mountain Majesty