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#A69769

#a69769 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#a69769 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.1% red, 59.22% green and 41.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.04% magenta, 36.75% yellow and 34.9% black. Its hue angle is 45.25°, with 25.52% saturation and 53.14% 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 7.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 8.04.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.3126

Complementary

  1. #a69769
  2. #6978a6

Split complementary

  1. #a69769
  2. #6997a6
  3. #7969a6

Analogous

  1. #a67969
  2. #a69769
  3. #97a669

Triadic

  1. #a69769
  2. #69a697
  3. #9769a6

Tetradic

  1. #a69769
  2. #78a669
  3. #6978a6
  4. #9769a6

Square

  1. #a69769
  2. #69a679
  3. #6978a6
  4. #a66997

Monochromatic

  1. #4a432c
  2. #7a6e48
  3. #a69769
  4. #c2b899
  5. #dfdac9

Shades

#a69769 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a69769
  2. #95885f
  3. #857954
  4. #746a4a
  5. #645b3f
  6. #534c35
  7. #423c2a
  8. #322d20
  9. #211e15
  10. #110f0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#a69769 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a69769
  2. #afa178
  3. #b8ac87
  4. #c1b696
  5. #cac1a5
  6. #d3cbb4
  7. #dbd5c3
  8. #e4e0d2
  9. #edeae1
  10. #f6f5f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a69769 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a69769
  2. #a2956b
  3. #9e926e
  4. #9b9070
  5. #978e72
  6. #938c75
  7. #8f8977
  8. #8b8779
  9. #88857b
  10. #84827e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e9787 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a19566 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a59a6b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #af908b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a39667 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a5996a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ac937f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a69769 {
  color: #a69769;
}
Background
.bg-a69769 {
  background-color: #a69769;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a69769 {
  border: 2px solid #a69769;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a69769;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 151 105;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 26% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a69769 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a69769, #97a669);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a69769 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 151 105 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 8.04 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 8.71 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.95 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 10.49 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 10.64 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.94 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 11.36 #596896 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Ecru
#a69769  rgb(166, 151, 105)  hsl(45, 26%, 53%)  Ecru
#6978a6  rgb(105, 120, 166)  hsl(225, 26%, 53%)  Glaucous
#69a697  rgb(105, 166, 151)  hsl(165, 26%, 53%)  Cadet Blue
#9769a6  rgb(151, 105, 166)  hsl(285, 26%, 53%)  Purple Mountain Majesty