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#A69E71

#a69e71 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#a69e71 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.1% red, 61.96% green and 44.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.82% magenta, 31.93% yellow and 34.9% black. Its hue angle is 50.94°, with 22.94% saturation and 54.71% 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 7.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 6.88.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.3375

Complementary

  1. #a69e71
  2. #7179a6

Split complementary

  1. #a69e71
  2. #7194a6
  3. #8471a6

Analogous

  1. #a68471
  2. #a69e71
  3. #94a671

Triadic

  1. #a69e71
  2. #71a69e
  3. #9e71a6

Tetradic

  1. #a69e71
  2. #79a671
  3. #7179a6
  4. #9e71a6

Square

  1. #a69e71
  2. #71a684
  3. #7179a6
  4. #a67194

Monochromatic

  1. #4d4931
  2. #7c754e
  3. #a69e71
  4. #c3bea0
  5. #e1decf

Shades

#a69e71 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a69e71
  2. #958e66
  3. #857e5a
  4. #746f4f
  5. #645f44
  6. #534f39
  7. #423f2d
  8. #322f22
  9. #212017
  10. #11100b
  11. #000000

Tints

#a69e71 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a69e71
  2. #afa87f
  3. #b8b18d
  4. #c1bb9c
  5. #cac5aa
  6. #d3cfb8
  7. #dbd8c6
  8. #e4e2d4
  9. #edece3
  10. #f6f5f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a69e71 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a69e71
  2. #a29b73
  3. #9e9874
  4. #9b9576
  5. #979277
  6. #938f79
  7. #8f8c7a
  8. #8b897c
  9. #88867d
  10. #84837f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a19d8e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a79b6e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a99f73 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ae9892 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a69c6f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a89e72 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ab9a86 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a69e71 {
  color: #a69e71;
}
Background
.bg-a69e71 {
  background-color: #a69e71;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a69e71 {
  border: 2px solid #a69e71;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a69e71;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 158 113;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 23% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a69e71 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a69e71, #94a671);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a69e71 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 158 113 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 6.88 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.43 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 8.83 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.24 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 10.38 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 10.96 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 10.96 #59618e Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Ecru
#a69e71  rgb(166, 158, 113)  hsl(51, 23%, 55%)  Ecru
#7179a6  rgb(113, 121, 166)  hsl(231, 23%, 55%)  Glaucous
#71a69e  rgb(113, 166, 158)  hsl(171, 23%, 55%)  Cadet Blue
#9e71a6  rgb(158, 113, 166)  hsl(291, 23%, 55%)  Purple Mountain Majesty