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#AEB080

#aeb080 ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#aeb080 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 69.02% green and 50.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.14% cyan, 0% magenta, 27.27% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 62.5°, with 23.3% saturation and 59.61% 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 9.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 3.36.

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Relative luminance0.4161

Complementary

  1. #aeb080
  2. #8280b0

Split complementary

  1. #aeb080
  2. #8096b0
  3. #9a80b0

Analogous

  1. #b09a80
  2. #aeb080
  3. #96b080

Triadic

  1. #aeb080
  2. #80aeb0
  3. #b080ae

Tetradic

  1. #aeb080
  2. #80b082
  3. #8280b0
  4. #b080ae

Square

  1. #aeb080
  2. #80b09a
  3. #8280b0
  4. #b08096

Monochromatic

  1. #5c5d3a
  2. #8a8c57
  3. #aeb080
  4. #cccdaf
  5. #eaebde

Shades

#aeb080 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aeb080
  2. #9d9e73
  3. #8b8d66
  4. #7a7b5a
  5. #686a4d
  6. #575840
  7. #464633
  8. #343526
  9. #23231a
  10. #11120d
  11. #000000

Tints

#aeb080 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aeb080
  2. #b6b88d
  3. #bec099
  4. #c6c8a6
  5. #ced0b3
  6. #d7d8c0
  7. #dfdfcc
  8. #e7e7d9
  9. #efefe6
  10. #f7f7f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aeb080 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aeb080
  2. #a9ab80
  3. #a5a680
  4. #a0a280
  5. #9c9d80
  6. #979880
  7. #929380
  8. #8e8e80
  9. #898a80
  10. #858580
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #adae9d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8ac7d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8ae82 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b5aaa3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b4ad7e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4af81 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2ad96 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aeb080 {
  color: #aeb080;
}
Background
.bg-aeb080 {
  background-color: #aeb080;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aeb080 {
  border: 2px solid #aeb080;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aeb080;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 176 128;
  --color-primary-hsl: 63 23% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aeb080 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aeb080, #96b080);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aeb080 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 176 128 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 3.36 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 6.46 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.73 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.17 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 9.29 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 9.43 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 10.36 #514f7f Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Sage
#aeb080  rgb(174, 176, 128)  hsl(63, 23%, 60%)  Sage
#8280b0  rgb(130, 128, 176)  hsl(243, 23%, 60%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#80aeb0  rgb(128, 174, 176)  hsl(183, 23%, 60%)  Cadet Blue
#b080ae  rgb(176, 128, 174)  hsl(303, 23%, 60%)  Sky Magenta