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#A1997F

#a1997f ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#a1997f 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 49.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.97% magenta, 21.12% yellow and 36.86% black. Its hue angle is 45.88°, with 15.32% saturation and 56.47% 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 7.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 10.06.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.3189

Complementary

  1. #a1997f
  2. #7f87a1

Split complementary

  1. #a1997f
  2. #7f98a1
  3. #887fa1

Analogous

  1. #a1887f
  2. #a1997f
  3. #98a17f

Triadic

  1. #a1997f
  2. #7fa199
  3. #997fa1

Tetradic

  1. #a1997f
  2. #87a17f
  3. #7f87a1
  4. #997fa1

Square

  1. #a1997f
  2. #7fa188
  3. #7f87a1
  4. #a17f98

Monochromatic

  1. #4e4939
  2. #7a725a
  3. #a1997f
  4. #c1bcab
  5. #e2dfd7

Shades

#a1997f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a1997f
  2. #918a72
  3. #817a66
  4. #716b59
  5. #615c4c
  6. #514d40
  7. #403d33
  8. #302e26
  9. #201f19
  10. #100f0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#a1997f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a1997f
  2. #aaa38c
  3. #b4ad99
  4. #bdb8a5
  5. #c7c2b2
  6. #d0ccbf
  7. #d9d6cc
  8. #e3e0d9
  9. #ecebe5
  10. #f6f5f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a1997f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a1997f
  2. #9e977f
  3. #9a947f
  4. #97927f
  5. #948f7f
  6. #918d80
  7. #8d8a80
  8. #8a8880
  9. #878580
  10. #838380
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c998f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9f987d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a19a80 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a79592 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a0987e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a19a7f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a4978b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a1997f {
  color: #a1997f;
}
Background
.bg-a1997f {
  background-color: #a1997f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a1997f {
  border: 2px solid #a1997f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a1997f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 153 127;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 15% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a1997f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a1997f, #98a17f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a1997f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 153 127 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 10.06 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 10.49 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 11.67 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 12.17 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 12.17 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 12.43 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 12.46 #5e6680 Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Ecru
#a1997f  rgb(161, 153, 127)  hsl(46, 15%, 56%)  Ecru
#7f87a1  rgb(127, 135, 161)  hsl(226, 15%, 56%)  Cool Gray
#7fa199  rgb(127, 161, 153)  hsl(166, 15%, 56%)  Cadet Blue
#997fa1  rgb(153, 127, 161)  hsl(286, 15%, 56%)  Mountbatten Pink