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#AEB690

#aeb690 ≈ Sage

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#aeb690 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 56.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.4% cyan, 0% magenta, 20.88% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 72.63°, with 20.65% saturation and 63.92% 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 9.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 4.91.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.4447

Complementary

  1. #aeb690
  2. #9890b6

Split complementary

  1. #aeb690
  2. #909bb6
  3. #ab90b6

Analogous

  1. #b6ab90
  2. #aeb690
  3. #9bb690

Triadic

  1. #aeb690
  2. #90aeb6
  3. #b690ae

Tetradic

  1. #aeb690
  2. #90b698
  3. #9890b6
  4. #b690ae

Square

  1. #aeb690
  2. #90b6ab
  3. #9890b6
  4. #b6909b

Monochromatic

  1. #616845
  2. #8c9763
  3. #aeb690
  4. #d0d4be
  5. #f1f3ec

Shades

#aeb690 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aeb690
  2. #9da482
  3. #8b9273
  4. #7a7f65
  5. #686d56
  6. #575b48
  7. #46493a
  8. #34372b
  9. #23241d
  10. #11120e
  11. #000000

Tints

#aeb690 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aeb690
  2. #b6bd9b
  3. #bec5a6
  4. #c6ccb1
  5. #ced3bc
  6. #d7dbc8
  7. #dfe2d3
  8. #e7e9de
  9. #eff0e9
  10. #f7f8f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aeb690 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aeb690
  2. #a9b18e
  3. #a5ab8d
  4. #a0a68b
  5. #9ca08a
  6. #979b88
  7. #929686
  8. #8e9085
  9. #898b83
  10. #858582
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0b4a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbb28e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bbb292 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b2b2ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6b38f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b6b491 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b0b3a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aeb690 {
  color: #aeb690;
}
Background
.bg-aeb690 {
  background-color: #aeb690;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aeb690 {
  border: 2px solid #aeb690;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aeb690;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 182 144;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 21% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aeb690 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aeb690, #9bb690);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aeb690 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 182 144 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 4.91 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.58 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 9.05 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 9.33 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.78 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 9.89 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 10.48 #51496f Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Sage
#aeb690  rgb(174, 182, 144)  hsl(73, 21%, 64%)  Sage
#9890b6  rgb(152, 144, 182)  hsl(253, 21%, 64%)  Cool Gray
#90aeb6  rgb(144, 174, 182)  hsl(193, 21%, 64%)  Moonstone Blue
#b690ae  rgb(182, 144, 174)  hsl(313, 21%, 64%)  Pastel Purple