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#A89E7E

#a89e7e ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#a89e7e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 61.96% green and 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.95% magenta, 25% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 45.71°, with 19.44% saturation and 57.65% 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 7.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 7.62.

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Relative luminance0.3428

Complementary

  1. #a89e7e
  2. #7e88a8

Split complementary

  1. #a89e7e
  2. #7e9da8
  3. #897ea8

Analogous

  1. #a8897e
  2. #a89e7e
  3. #9da87e

Triadic

  1. #a89e7e
  2. #7ea89e
  3. #9e7ea8

Tetradic

  1. #a89e7e
  2. #88a87e
  3. #7e88a8
  4. #9e7ea8

Square

  1. #a89e7e
  2. #7ea889
  3. #7e88a8
  4. #a87e9d

Monochromatic

  1. #544e39
  2. #827858
  3. #a89e7e
  4. #c7c0ac
  5. #e6e3d9

Shades

#a89e7e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a89e7e
  2. #978e71
  3. #867e65
  4. #766f58
  5. #655f4c
  6. #544f3f
  7. #433f32
  8. #322f26
  9. #222019
  10. #11100d
  11. #000000

Tints

#a89e7e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a89e7e
  2. #b1a88b
  3. #b9b198
  4. #c2bba5
  5. #cbc5b2
  6. #d4cfbf
  7. #dcd8cb
  8. #e5e2d8
  9. #eeece5
  10. #f6f5f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a89e7e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a89e7e
  2. #a49b7e
  3. #a0987e
  4. #9c957f
  5. #98927f
  6. #948f7f
  7. #908c7f
  8. #8c897f
  9. #888680
  10. #848380
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a29e92 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a59c7c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a8a07f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #af9995 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a69d7d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a89f7f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ac9b8d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a89e7e {
  color: #a89e7e;
}
Background
.bg-a89e7e {
  background-color: #a89e7e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a89e7e {
  border: 2px solid #a89e7e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a89e7e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 158 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 19% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a89e7e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a89e7e, #9da87e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a89e7e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 158 126 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 7.62 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 8.40 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 10.28 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 10.55 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 11.89 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 11.92 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 13.05 #576181 Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Ecru
#a89e7e  rgb(168, 158, 126)  hsl(46, 19%, 58%)  Ecru
#7e88a8  rgb(126, 136, 168)  hsl(226, 19%, 58%)  Cool Gray
#7ea89e  rgb(126, 168, 158)  hsl(166, 19%, 58%)  Cadet Blue
#9e7ea8  rgb(158, 126, 168)  hsl(286, 19%, 58%)  Purple Mountain Majesty