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#BACAA9

#bacaa9 ≈ Sage

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#bacaa9 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 79.22% green and 66.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.92% cyan, 0% magenta, 16.34% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 89.09°, with 23.74% saturation and 72.75% 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 12.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 8.8.

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Relative luminance0.5554

Complementary

  1. #bacaa9
  2. #b9a9ca

Split complementary

  1. #bacaa9
  2. #a9aaca
  3. #caa9ca

Analogous

  1. #cacaa9
  2. #bacaa9
  3. #aacaa9

Triadic

  1. #bacaa9
  2. #a9baca
  3. #caa9ba

Tetradic

  1. #bacaa9
  2. #a9cab9
  3. #b9a9ca
  4. #caa9ba

Square

  1. #bacaa9
  2. #a9caca
  3. #b9a9ca
  4. #caa9aa

Monochromatic

  1. #6e8753
  2. #94ad7a
  3. #bacaa9
  4. #e0e7d8
  5. #f5f7f2

Shades

#bacaa9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bacaa9
  2. #a7b698
  3. #95a287
  4. #828d76
  5. #707965
  6. #5d6555
  7. #4a5144
  8. #383d33
  9. #252822
  10. #131411
  11. #000000

Tints

#bacaa9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bacaa9
  2. #c1cfb2
  3. #c8d5ba
  4. #cfdac3
  5. #d6dfcb
  6. #dde5d4
  7. #e3eadd
  8. #eaefe5
  9. #f1f4ee
  10. #f8faf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bacaa9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bacaa9
  2. #b4c3a5
  3. #aebba1
  4. #a9b49d
  5. #a3ac99
  6. #9da595
  7. #979e90
  8. #91968c
  9. #8c8f88
  10. #868784
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c0c7ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cec5a7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbc4aa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bcc7c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6c7a8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5c7aa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bbc8b8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bacaa9 {
  color: #bacaa9;
}
Background
.bg-bacaa9 {
  background-color: #bacaa9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bacaa9 {
  border: 2px solid #bacaa9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bacaa9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 202 169;
  --color-primary-hsl: 89 24% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bacaa9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bacaa9, #aacaa9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bacaa9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 202 169 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 8.80 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 9.00 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 9.13 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 9.41 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 9.42 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 10.14 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.79 #453556 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Sage
#bacaa9  rgb(186, 202, 169)  hsl(89, 24%, 73%)  Sage
#b9a9ca  rgb(185, 169, 202)  hsl(269, 24%, 73%)  Pastel Purple
#a9baca  rgb(169, 186, 202)  hsl(209, 24%, 73%)  Light Steel Blue
#caa9ba  rgb(202, 169, 186)  hsl(329, 24%, 73%)  Pastel Purple