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#AFB697

#afb697 ≈ Sage

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#afb697 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, 71.37% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.85% cyan, 0% magenta, 17.03% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 73.55°, with 17.51% saturation and 65.29% 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 9.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 5.88.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.448

Complementary

  1. #afb697
  2. #9e97b6

Split complementary

  1. #afb697
  2. #979fb6
  3. #ad97b6

Analogous

  1. #b6ad97
  2. #afb697
  3. #9fb697

Triadic

  1. #afb697
  2. #97afb6
  3. #b697af

Tetradic

  1. #afb697
  2. #97b69e
  3. #9e97b6
  4. #b697af

Square

  1. #afb697
  2. #97b6ad
  3. #9e97b6
  4. #b6979f

Monochromatic

  1. #636a4a
  2. #8c966a
  3. #afb697
  4. #d2d6c4
  5. #f4f5f1

Shades

#afb697 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #afb697
  2. #9ea488
  3. #8c9279
  4. #7b7f6a
  5. #696d5b
  6. #585b4c
  7. #46493c
  8. #35372d
  9. #23241e
  10. #12120f
  11. #000000

Tints

#afb697 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #afb697
  2. #b7bda1
  3. #bfc5ac
  4. #c7ccb6
  5. #cfd3c1
  6. #d7dbcb
  7. #dfe2d5
  8. #e7e9e0
  9. #eff0ea
  10. #f7f8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#afb697 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #afb697
  2. #aab195
  3. #a6ab92
  4. #a1a690
  5. #9ca08e
  6. #989b8c
  7. #939689
  8. #8e9087
  9. #898b85
  10. #858582
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1b4a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbb295 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bab398 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b2b2ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6b496 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b6b498 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b1b4a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-afb697 {
  color: #afb697;
}
Background
.bg-afb697 {
  background-color: #afb697;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-afb697 {
  border: 2px solid #afb697;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #afb697;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 182 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 74 18% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-afb697 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #afb697, #9fb697);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-afb697 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 182 151 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.88 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.57 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 9.76 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 10.22 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.40 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 11.38 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 11.39 #504968 Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Sage
#afb697  rgb(175, 182, 151)  hsl(74, 18%, 65%)  Sage
#9e97b6  rgb(158, 151, 182)  hsl(254, 18%, 65%)  Cool Gray
#97afb6  rgb(151, 175, 182)  hsl(194, 18%, 65%)  Pastel Blue
#b697af  rgb(182, 151, 175)  hsl(314, 18%, 65%)  Pastel Purple