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#A68C4E

#a68c4e ≈ Camel

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#a68c4e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.1% red, 54.9% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.66% magenta, 53.01% yellow and 34.9% black. Its hue angle is 42.27°, with 36.07% saturation and 47.84% 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 6.48:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Camel (#c19a6b), ΔE 8.53.

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Relative luminance0.2741

Complementary

  1. #a68c4e
  2. #4e68a6

Split complementary

  1. #a68c4e
  2. #4e94a6
  3. #604ea6

Analogous

  1. #a6604e
  2. #a68c4e
  3. #94a64e

Triadic

  1. #a68c4e
  2. #4ea68c
  3. #8c4ea6

Tetradic

  1. #a68c4e
  2. #68a64e
  3. #4e68a6
  4. #8c4ea6

Square

  1. #a68c4e
  2. #4ea660
  3. #4e68a6
  4. #a64e94

Monochromatic

  1. #3e341d
  2. #726036
  3. #a68c4e
  4. #c2ae7e
  5. #dbcfb2

Shades

#a68c4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a68c4e
  2. #957e46
  3. #85703e
  4. #746237
  5. #64542f
  6. #534627
  7. #42381f
  8. #322a17
  9. #211c10
  10. #110e08
  11. #000000

Tints

#a68c4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a68c4e
  2. #af9860
  3. #b8a371
  4. #c1af83
  5. #caba95
  6. #d3c6a7
  7. #dbd1b8
  8. #e4ddca
  9. #ede8dc
  10. #f6f4ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a68c4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a68c4e
  2. #a28b53
  3. #9e8a58
  4. #9b885d
  5. #978762
  6. #938667
  7. #8f856c
  8. #8b8471
  9. #888276
  10. #84817b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #998e7a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #998b49 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9f9250 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b2837d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9e8b4b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a2904f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ad866d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a68c4e {
  color: #a68c4e;
}
Background
.bg-a68c4e {
  background-color: #a68c4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a68c4e {
  border: 2px solid #a68c4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a68c4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 140 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 36% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a68c4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a68c4e, #94a64e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a68c4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 140 78 / 0.35);
}

#c19a6b Camel ΔE 8.53 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 9.05 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 10.32 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 11.83 #a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 12.29 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 12.52 #808000 Olive ΔE 13.03 #5973b1 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Camel
#a68c4e  rgb(166, 140, 78)  hsl(42, 36%, 48%)  Camel
#4e68a6  rgb(78, 104, 166)  hsl(222, 36%, 48%)  Queen Blue
#4ea68c  rgb(78, 166, 140)  hsl(162, 36%, 48%)  Jungle Green
#8c4ea6  rgb(140, 78, 166)  hsl(282, 36%, 48%)  Purpureus