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#A78C4F

#a78c4f ≈ Camel

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#a78c4f is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.49% red, 54.9% green and 30.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.17% magenta, 52.69% yellow and 34.51% black. Its hue angle is 41.59°, with 35.77% saturation and 48.24% 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 6.51:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Camel (#c19a6b), ΔE 8.14.

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Relative luminance0.2754

Complementary

  1. #a78c4f
  2. #4f6aa7

Split complementary

  1. #a78c4f
  2. #4f96a7
  3. #604fa7

Analogous

  1. #a7604f
  2. #a78c4f
  3. #96a74f

Triadic

  1. #a78c4f
  2. #4fa78c
  3. #8c4fa7

Tetradic

  1. #a78c4f
  2. #6aa74f
  3. #4f6aa7
  4. #8c4fa7

Square

  1. #a78c4f
  2. #4fa760
  3. #4f6aa7
  4. #a74f96

Monochromatic

  1. #3f351e
  2. #736036
  3. #a78c4f
  4. #c3ae80
  5. #dbcfb4

Shades

#a78c4f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a78c4f
  2. #967e47
  3. #86703f
  4. #756237
  5. #64542f
  6. #544628
  7. #433820
  8. #322a18
  9. #211c10
  10. #110e08
  11. #000000

Tints

#a78c4f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a78c4f
  2. #b09861
  3. #b9a372
  4. #c1af84
  5. #caba95
  6. #d3c6a7
  7. #dcd1b9
  8. #e5ddca
  9. #ede8dc
  10. #f6f4ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a78c4f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a78c4f
  2. #a38b54
  3. #9f8a59
  4. #9b885e
  5. #978763
  6. #948668
  7. #90856c
  8. #8c8471
  9. #888276
  10. #84817b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #998e7b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #998b4a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a09251 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3837e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9f8b4c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a39050 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ae866e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a78c4f {
  color: #a78c4f;
}
Background
.bg-a78c4f {
  background-color: #a78c4f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a78c4f {
  border: 2px solid #a78c4f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a78c4f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 167 140 79;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 36% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a78c4f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a78c4f, #96a74f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a78c4f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(167 140 79 / 0.35);
}

#c19a6b Camel ΔE 8.14 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 8.98 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 10.56 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 11.80 #a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 11.92 #cd853f Peru ΔE 12.63 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 12.65 #5873b0 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Camel
#a78c4f  rgb(167, 140, 79)  hsl(42, 36%, 48%)  Camel
#4f6aa7  rgb(79, 106, 167)  hsl(222, 36%, 48%)  Queen Blue
#4fa78c  rgb(79, 167, 140)  hsl(162, 36%, 48%)  Jungle Green
#8c4fa7  rgb(140, 79, 167)  hsl(282, 36%, 48%)  Purpureus