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#AFB59A

#afb59a ≈ Sage

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#afb59a is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.63% red, 70.98% green and 60.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.31% cyan, 0% magenta, 14.92% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 73.33°, with 15.43% saturation and 65.69% 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 9.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 6.63.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.4449

Complementary

  1. #afb59a
  2. #a09ab5

Split complementary

  1. #afb59a
  2. #9aa2b5
  3. #ae9ab5

Analogous

  1. #b5ae9a
  2. #afb59a
  3. #a2b59a

Triadic

  1. #afb59a
  2. #9aafb5
  3. #b59aaf

Tetradic

  1. #afb59a
  2. #9ab5a0
  3. #a09ab5
  4. #b59aaf

Square

  1. #afb59a
  2. #9ab5ae
  3. #a09ab5
  4. #b59aa2

Monochromatic

  1. #63694d
  2. #8c956e
  3. #afb59a
  4. #d2d5c6
  5. #f5f6f2

Shades

#afb59a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #afb59a
  2. #9ea38b
  3. #8c917b
  4. #7b7f6c
  5. #696d5c
  6. #585b4d
  7. #46483e
  8. #35362e
  9. #23241f
  10. #12120f
  11. #000000

Tints

#afb59a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #afb59a
  2. #b7bca4
  3. #bfc4ae
  4. #c7cbb8
  5. #cfd3c2
  6. #d7dacd
  7. #dfe1d7
  8. #e7e9e1
  9. #eff0eb
  10. #f7f8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#afb59a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #afb59a
  2. #aab097
  3. #a6aa95
  4. #a1a592
  5. #9ca090
  6. #989b8d
  7. #93958a
  8. #8e9088
  9. #898b85
  10. #858583
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1b3a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9b298 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8b29b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b2b2ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5b399 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5b39b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b1b3a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-afb59a {
  color: #afb59a;
}
Background
.bg-afb59a {
  background-color: #afb59a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-afb59a {
  border: 2px solid #afb59a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #afb59a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 181 154;
  --color-primary-hsl: 73 15% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-afb59a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #afb59a, #a2b59a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-afb59a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 181 154 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 6.63 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.54 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 10.19 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 10.75 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 11.09 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 11.59 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 12.35 #504a65 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Sage
#afb59a  rgb(175, 181, 154)  hsl(73, 15%, 66%)  Sage
#a09ab5  rgb(160, 154, 181)  hsl(253, 15%, 66%)  Rose Quartz
#9aafb5  rgb(154, 175, 181)  hsl(193, 15%, 66%)  Pastel Blue
#b59aaf  rgb(181, 154, 175)  hsl(313, 15%, 66%)  Pastel Purple