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#A1997C

#a1997c ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#a1997c is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.14% red, 60% green and 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.97% magenta, 22.98% yellow and 36.86% black. Its hue angle is 47.03°, with 16.44% saturation and 55.88% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 9.55.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.3181

Complementary

  1. #a1997c
  2. #7c84a1

Split complementary

  1. #a1997c
  2. #7c96a1
  3. #867ca1

Analogous

  1. #a1867c
  2. #a1997c
  3. #96a17c

Triadic

  1. #a1997c
  2. #7ca199
  3. #997ca1

Tetradic

  1. #a1997c
  2. #84a17c
  3. #7c84a1
  4. #997ca1

Square

  1. #a1997c
  2. #7ca186
  3. #7c84a1
  4. #a17c96

Monochromatic

  1. #4d4837
  2. #797257
  3. #a1997c
  4. #c1bca9
  5. #e1ded5

Shades

#a1997c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a1997c
  2. #918a70
  3. #817a63
  4. #716b57
  5. #615c4a
  6. #514d3e
  7. #403d32
  8. #302e25
  9. #201f19
  10. #100f0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#a1997c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a1997c
  2. #aaa389
  3. #b4ad96
  4. #bdb8a3
  5. #c7c2b0
  6. #d0ccbe
  7. #d9d6cb
  8. #e3e0d8
  9. #ecebe5
  10. #f6f5f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a1997c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a1997c
  2. #9e977c
  3. #9a947d
  4. #97927d
  5. #948f7e
  6. #918d7e
  7. #8d8a7e
  8. #8a887f
  9. #87857f
  10. #838380
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c998e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9f977a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a29a7d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a79491 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a0987b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a19a7d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a59689 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a1997c {
  color: #a1997c;
}
Background
.bg-a1997c {
  background-color: #a1997c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a1997c {
  border: 2px solid #a1997c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a1997c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 153 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 16% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a1997c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a1997c, #96a17c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a1997c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 153 124 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 9.55 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.98 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 11.46 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 11.69 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 12.37 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 13.03 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 13.03 #5e6683 Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Ecru
#a1997c  rgb(161, 153, 124)  hsl(47, 16%, 56%)  Ecru
#7c84a1  rgb(124, 132, 161)  hsl(227, 16%, 56%)  Cool Gray
#7ca199  rgb(124, 161, 153)  hsl(167, 16%, 56%)  Cadet Blue
#997ca1  rgb(153, 124, 161)  hsl(287, 16%, 56%)  Mountbatten Pink