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#A69F68

#a69f68 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#a69f68 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.1% red, 62.35% green and 40.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.22% magenta, 37.35% yellow and 34.9% black. Its hue angle is 53.23°, with 25.83% saturation and 52.94% 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 7.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 7.05.

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Relative luminance0.339

Complementary

  1. #a69f68
  2. #686fa6

Split complementary

  1. #a69f68
  2. #688ea6
  3. #8068a6

Analogous

  1. #a68068
  2. #a69f68
  3. #8ea668

Triadic

  1. #a69f68
  2. #68a69f
  3. #9f68a6

Tetradic

  1. #a69f68
  2. #6fa668
  3. #686fa6
  4. #9f68a6

Square

  1. #a69f68
  2. #68a680
  3. #686fa6
  4. #a6688e

Monochromatic

  1. #4a462b
  2. #7a7448
  3. #a69f68
  4. #c2be98
  5. #dfdcc8

Shades

#a69f68 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a69f68
  2. #958f5e
  3. #857f53
  4. #746f49
  5. #645f3e
  6. #535034
  7. #42402a
  8. #32301f
  9. #212015
  10. #11100a
  11. #000000

Tints

#a69f68 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a69f68
  2. #afa977
  3. #b8b286
  4. #c1bc95
  5. #cac5a4
  6. #d3cfb4
  7. #dbd9c3
  8. #e4e2d2
  9. #edece1
  10. #f6f5f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a69f68 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a69f68
  2. #a29c6a
  3. #9e996d
  4. #9b966f
  5. #979372
  6. #939074
  7. #8f8c76
  8. #8b8979
  9. #88867b
  10. #84837e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a19e8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a99b64 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ab9f6a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #af9891 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a89d66 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a99f69 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ab9b83 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a69f68 {
  color: #a69f68;
}
Background
.bg-a69f68 {
  background-color: #a69f68;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a69f68 {
  border: 2px solid #a69f68;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a69f68;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 159 104;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 26% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a69f68 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a69f68, #8ea668);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a69f68 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 159 104 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 7.05 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.64 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 7.70 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.72 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.34 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.34 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 11.21 #596097 Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Ecru
#a69f68  rgb(166, 159, 104)  hsl(53, 26%, 53%)  Ecru
#686fa6  rgb(104, 111, 166)  hsl(233, 26%, 53%)  Glaucous
#68a69f  rgb(104, 166, 159)  hsl(173, 26%, 53%)  Cadet Blue
#9f68a6  rgb(159, 104, 166)  hsl(293, 26%, 53%)  Purple Mountain Majesty