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#A59873

#a59873 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#a59873 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.71% red, 59.61% green and 45.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.88% magenta, 30.3% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 44.4°, with 21.74% saturation and 54.9% 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 7.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 8.3.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.3169

Complementary

  1. #a59873
  2. #7380a5

Split complementary

  1. #a59873
  2. #7399a5
  3. #7f73a5

Analogous

  1. #a57f73
  2. #a59873
  3. #99a573

Triadic

  1. #a59873
  2. #73a598
  3. #9873a5

Tetradic

  1. #a59873
  2. #80a573
  3. #7380a5
  4. #9873a5

Square

  1. #a59873
  2. #73a57f
  3. #7380a5
  4. #a57399

Monochromatic

  1. #4d4632
  2. #7c7050
  3. #a59873
  4. #c3baa2
  5. #e1ddd0

Shades

#a59873 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a59873
  2. #958968
  3. #847a5c
  4. #746a51
  5. #635b45
  6. #534c3a
  7. #423d2e
  8. #322e23
  9. #211e17
  10. #110f0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#a59873 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a59873
  2. #aea281
  3. #b7ad8f
  4. #c0b79d
  5. #c9c1ab
  6. #d2ccb9
  7. #dbd6c7
  8. #e4e0d5
  9. #edeae3
  10. #f6f5f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a59873 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a59873
  2. #a19674
  3. #9e9376
  4. #9a9177
  5. #968e78
  6. #938c7a
  7. #8f8a7b
  8. #8b877c
  9. #87857d
  10. #84827f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e988b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a09671 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a49a74 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ad928e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a29772 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a49974 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aa9584 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a59873 {
  color: #a59873;
}
Background
.bg-a59873 {
  background-color: #a59873;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a59873 {
  border: 2px solid #a59873;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a59873;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 152 115;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 22% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a59873 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a59873, #99a573);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a59873 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 152 115 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 8.30 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 9.18 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.79 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 11.11 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 11.41 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 12.06 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 12.50 #5a678c Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Ecru
#a59873  rgb(165, 152, 115)  hsl(44, 22%, 55%)  Ecru
#7380a5  rgb(115, 128, 165)  hsl(224, 22%, 55%)  Glaucous
#73a598  rgb(115, 165, 152)  hsl(164, 22%, 55%)  Cadet Blue
#9873a5  rgb(152, 115, 165)  hsl(284, 22%, 55%)  Purple Mountain Majesty