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#AEB199

#aeb199 ≈ Sage

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#aeb199 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 69.41% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.69% cyan, 0% magenta, 13.56% yellow and 30.59% black. Its hue angle is 67.5°, with 13.33% saturation and 64.71% 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 7.09.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.4274

Complementary

  1. #aeb199
  2. #9c99b1

Split complementary

  1. #aeb199
  2. #99a2b1
  3. #a899b1

Analogous

  1. #b1a899
  2. #aeb199
  3. #a2b199

Triadic

  1. #aeb199
  2. #99aeb1
  3. #b199ae

Tetradic

  1. #aeb199
  2. #99b19c
  3. #9c99b1
  4. #b199ae

Square

  1. #aeb199
  2. #99b1a8
  3. #9c99b1
  4. #b199a2

Monochromatic

  1. #61644d
  2. #8b906e
  3. #aeb199
  4. #d0d2c4
  5. #f3f3f0

Shades

#aeb199 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aeb199
  2. #9d9f8a
  3. #8b8e7a
  4. #7a7c6b
  5. #686a5c
  6. #57594d
  7. #46473d
  8. #34352e
  9. #23231f
  10. #11120f
  11. #000000

Tints

#aeb199 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aeb199
  2. #b6b9a3
  3. #bec1ad
  4. #c6c8b8
  5. #ced0c2
  6. #d7d8cc
  7. #dfe0d6
  8. #e7e8e0
  9. #efefeb
  10. #f7f7f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aeb199 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aeb199
  2. #a9ac97
  3. #a5a794
  4. #a0a292
  5. #9c9d8f
  6. #97998d
  7. #92948a
  8. #8e8f88
  9. #898a85
  10. #858583
  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 #aeb0a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5ae98 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5af9a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1aeaa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2af98 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2b09a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b0afa4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aeb199 {
  color: #aeb199;
}
Background
.bg-aeb199 {
  background-color: #aeb199;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aeb199 {
  border: 2px solid #aeb199;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aeb199;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 177 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 68 13% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aeb199 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aeb199, #a2b199);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aeb199 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 177 153 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.09 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.48 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 9.96 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 10.97 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 10.97 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 11.24 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 11.80 #514e66 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Sage
#aeb199  rgb(174, 177, 153)  hsl(68, 13%, 65%)  Sage
#9c99b1  rgb(156, 153, 177)  hsl(248, 13%, 65%)  Cool Gray
#99aeb1  rgb(153, 174, 177)  hsl(188, 13%, 65%)  Pastel Blue
#b199ae  rgb(177, 153, 174)  hsl(308, 13%, 65%)  Pastel Purple