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#A69B74

#a69b74 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#a69b74 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.1% red, 60.78% green and 45.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.63% magenta, 30.12% yellow and 34.9% black. Its hue angle is 46.8°, with 21.93% saturation and 55.29% 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 7.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 7.48.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.3281

Complementary

  1. #a69b74
  2. #747fa6

Split complementary

  1. #a69b74
  2. #7498a6
  3. #8274a6

Analogous

  1. #a68274
  2. #a69b74
  3. #98a674

Triadic

  1. #a69b74
  2. #74a69b
  3. #9b74a6

Tetradic

  1. #a69b74
  2. #7fa674
  3. #747fa6
  4. #9b74a6

Square

  1. #a69b74
  2. #74a682
  3. #747fa6
  4. #a67498

Monochromatic

  1. #4f4832
  2. #7d7350
  3. #a69b74
  4. #c4bda3
  5. #e2ded1

Shades

#a69b74 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a69b74
  2. #958c68
  3. #857c5d
  4. #746d51
  5. #645d46
  6. #534e3a
  7. #423e2e
  8. #322f23
  9. #211f17
  10. #11100c
  11. #000000

Tints

#a69b74 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a69b74
  2. #afa582
  3. #b8af90
  4. #c1b99e
  5. #cac3ac
  6. #d3cdba
  7. #dbd7c7
  8. #e4e1d5
  9. #edebe3
  10. #f6f5f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a69b74 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a69b74
  2. #a29875
  3. #9e9676
  4. #9b9378
  5. #979079
  6. #938e7a
  7. #8f8b7b
  8. #8b887c
  9. #88857e
  10. #84837f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a09b8d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a39971 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a69d75 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ae9591 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a49a72 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a69c75 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ab9786 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a69b74 {
  color: #a69b74;
}
Background
.bg-a69b74 {
  background-color: #a69b74;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a69b74 {
  border: 2px solid #a69b74;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a69b74;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 155 116;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 22% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a69b74 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a69b74, #98a674);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a69b74 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 155 116 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 7.48 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 8.60 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 9.81 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 10.51 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.96 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 11.07 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 11.80 #59648b Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Ecru
#a69b74  rgb(166, 155, 116)  hsl(47, 22%, 55%)  Ecru
#747fa6  rgb(116, 127, 166)  hsl(227, 22%, 55%)  Glaucous
#74a69b  rgb(116, 166, 155)  hsl(167, 22%, 55%)  Cadet Blue
#9b74a6  rgb(155, 116, 166)  hsl(287, 22%, 55%)  Purple Mountain Majesty