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#A6997E

#a6997e ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#a6997e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.1% red, 60% green and 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.83% magenta, 24.1% yellow and 34.9% black. Its hue angle is 40.5°, with 18.35% saturation and 57.25% 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 7.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 9.53.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.324

Complementary

  1. #a6997e
  2. #7e8ba6

Split complementary

  1. #a6997e
  2. #7e9fa6
  3. #857ea6

Analogous

  1. #a6857e
  2. #a6997e
  3. #9fa67e

Triadic

  1. #a6997e
  2. #7ea699
  3. #997ea6

Tetradic

  1. #a6997e
  2. #8ba67e
  3. #7e8ba6
  4. #997ea6

Square

  1. #a6997e
  2. #7ea685
  3. #7e8ba6
  4. #a67e9f

Monochromatic

  1. #524a39
  2. #807358
  3. #a6997e
  4. #c5bdab
  5. #e4e1d9

Shades

#a6997e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a6997e
  2. #958a71
  3. #857a65
  4. #746b58
  5. #645c4c
  6. #534d3f
  7. #423d32
  8. #322e26
  9. #211f19
  10. #110f0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#a6997e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a6997e
  2. #afa38b
  3. #b8ad98
  4. #c1b8a5
  5. #cac2b2
  6. #d3ccbf
  7. #dbd6cb
  8. #e4e0d8
  9. #edebe5
  10. #f6f5f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a6997e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a6997e
  2. #a2977e
  3. #9e947e
  4. #9b927f
  5. #978f7f
  6. #938d7f
  7. #8f8a7f
  8. #8b887f
  9. #888580
  10. #848380
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f9a90 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a0987c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a39c7f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ad9492 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a2997d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a49b7e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aa968a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a6997e {
  color: #a6997e;
}
Background
.bg-a6997e {
  background-color: #a6997e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a6997e {
  border: 2px solid #a6997e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a6997e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 153 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 18% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a6997e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a6997e, #9fa67e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a6997e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 153 126 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 9.53 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 9.57 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 10.78 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 10.95 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 12.29 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 12.57 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 12.57 #596681 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Ecru
#a6997e  rgb(166, 153, 126)  hsl(41, 18%, 57%)  Ecru
#7e8ba6  rgb(126, 139, 166)  hsl(221, 18%, 57%)  Cool Gray
#7ea699  rgb(126, 166, 153)  hsl(161, 18%, 57%)  Cadet Blue
#997ea6  rgb(153, 126, 166)  hsl(281, 18%, 57%)  Purple Mountain Majesty