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#AFBE9F

#afbe9f ≈ Sage

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#afbe9f 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, 74.51% green and 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.89% cyan, 0% magenta, 16.32% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 89.03°, with 19.25% saturation and 68.43% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 10.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 8.03.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.4844

Complementary

  1. #afbe9f
  2. #ae9fbe

Split complementary

  1. #afbe9f
  2. #9fa0be
  3. #bd9fbe

Analogous

  1. #bebd9f
  2. #afbe9f
  3. #a0be9f

Triadic

  1. #afbe9f
  2. #9fafbe
  3. #be9faf

Tetradic

  1. #afbe9f
  2. #9fbeae
  3. #ae9fbe
  4. #be9faf

Square

  1. #afbe9f
  2. #9fbebd
  3. #ae9fbe
  4. #be9fa0

Monochromatic

  1. #63754f
  2. #899f71
  3. #afbe9f
  4. #d5ddcd
  5. #f5f7f3

Shades

#afbe9f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #afbe9f
  2. #9eab8f
  3. #8c987f
  4. #7b856f
  5. #69725f
  6. #585f50
  7. #464c40
  8. #353930
  9. #232620
  10. #121310
  11. #000000

Tints

#afbe9f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #afbe9f
  2. #b7c5a9
  3. #bfcbb2
  4. #c7d2bc
  5. #cfd8c5
  6. #d7dfcf
  7. #dfe5d9
  8. #e7ece2
  9. #eff2ec
  10. #f7f9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#afbe9f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #afbe9f
  2. #aab89c
  3. #a6b299
  4. #a1ab96
  5. #9ca593
  6. #989f90
  7. #93998c
  8. #8e9389
  9. #898c86
  10. #858683
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5bbaf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1ba9d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfb9a0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b0bbb5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #babb9e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9bba0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b0bcad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-afbe9f {
  color: #afbe9f;
}
Background
.bg-afbe9f {
  background-color: #afbe9f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-afbe9f {
  border: 2px solid #afbe9f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #afbe9f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 190 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 89 19% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-afbe9f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #afbe9f, #a0be9f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-afbe9f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 190 159 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 8.03 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.16 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 8.20 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 9.67 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.01 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 11.31 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 11.44 #504160 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Sage
#afbe9f  rgb(175, 190, 159)  hsl(89, 19%, 68%)  Sage
#ae9fbe  rgb(174, 159, 190)  hsl(269, 19%, 68%)  Pastel Purple
#9fafbe  rgb(159, 175, 190)  hsl(209, 19%, 68%)  Light Steel Blue
#be9faf  rgb(190, 159, 175)  hsl(329, 19%, 68%)  Pastel Purple