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#AEB689

#aeb689 ≈ Sage

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#aeb689 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, 71.37% green and 53.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.4% cyan, 0% magenta, 24.73% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 70.67°, with 23.56% saturation and 62.55% 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 9.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 4.28.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.4426

Complementary

  1. #aeb689
  2. #9189b6

Split complementary

  1. #aeb689
  2. #8998b6
  3. #a889b6

Analogous

  1. #b6a889
  2. #aeb689
  3. #98b689

Triadic

  1. #aeb689
  2. #89aeb6
  3. #b689ae

Tetradic

  1. #aeb689
  2. #89b691
  3. #9189b6
  4. #b689ae

Square

  1. #aeb689
  2. #89b6a8
  3. #9189b6
  4. #b68998

Monochromatic

  1. #60673f
  2. #8c965d
  3. #aeb689
  4. #ced3b8
  5. #eff0e8

Shades

#aeb689 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aeb689
  2. #9da47b
  3. #8b926e
  4. #7a7f60
  5. #686d52
  6. #575b45
  7. #464937
  8. #343729
  9. #23241b
  10. #11120e
  11. #000000

Tints

#aeb689 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aeb689
  2. #b6bd95
  3. #bec5a1
  4. #c6ccac
  5. #ced3b8
  6. #d7dbc4
  7. #dfe2d0
  8. #e7e9dc
  9. #eff0e7
  10. #f7f8f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aeb689 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aeb689
  2. #a9b188
  3. #a5ab87
  4. #a0a686
  5. #9ca085
  6. #979b85
  7. #929684
  8. #8e9083
  9. #898b82
  10. #858581
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0b3a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bcb186 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcb28b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3b1aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7b387 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b6b48a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b1b39e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aeb689 {
  color: #aeb689;
}
Background
.bg-aeb689 {
  background-color: #aeb689;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aeb689 {
  border: 2px solid #aeb689;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aeb689;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 182 137;
  --color-primary-hsl: 71 24% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aeb689 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aeb689, #98b689);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aeb689 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 182 137 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 4.28 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 7.22 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.19 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 8.37 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 8.98 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 9.27 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 10.31 #514976 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Sage
#aeb689  rgb(174, 182, 137)  hsl(71, 24%, 63%)  Sage
#9189b6  rgb(145, 137, 182)  hsl(251, 24%, 63%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#89aeb6  rgb(137, 174, 182)  hsl(191, 24%, 63%)  Moonstone Blue
#b689ae  rgb(182, 137, 174)  hsl(311, 24%, 63%)  Lilac