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#A9986D

#a9986d ≈ Camel

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#a9986d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.27% red, 59.61% green and 42.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.06% magenta, 35.5% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 43°, with 25.86% saturation and 54.51% 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 7.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Camel (#c19a6b), ΔE 7.7.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.32

Complementary

  1. #a9986d
  2. #6d7ea9

Split complementary

  1. #a9986d
  2. #6d9ca9
  3. #7a6da9

Analogous

  1. #a97a6d
  2. #a9986d
  3. #9ca96d

Triadic

  1. #a9986d
  2. #6da998
  3. #986da9

Tetradic

  1. #a9986d
  2. #7ea96d
  3. #6d7ea9
  4. #986da9

Square

  1. #a9986d
  2. #6da97a
  3. #6d7ea9
  4. #a96d9c

Monochromatic

  1. #4f462e
  2. #7f704b
  3. #a9986d
  4. #c5ba9d
  5. #e2dccd

Shades

#a9986d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a9986d
  2. #988962
  3. #877a57
  4. #766a4c
  5. #655b41
  6. #554c37
  7. #443d2c
  8. #332e21
  9. #221e16
  10. #110f0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#a9986d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a9986d
  2. #b2a27c
  3. #baad8a
  4. #c3b799
  5. #cbc1a7
  6. #d4ccb6
  7. #ddd6c5
  8. #e5e0d3
  9. #eeeae2
  10. #f6f5f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a9986d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a9986d
  2. #a5966f
  3. #a19371
  4. #9d9173
  5. #998e75
  6. #958c77
  7. #908a78
  8. #8c877a
  9. #88857c
  10. #84827e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a0998a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a2976a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a69b6e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b2918d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a5976b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a79a6e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #af9481 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a9986d {
  color: #a9986d;
}
Background
.bg-a9986d {
  background-color: #a9986d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a9986d {
  border: 2px solid #a9986d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a9986d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 152 109;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 26% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a9986d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a9986d, #9ca96d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a9986d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 152 109 / 0.35);
}

#c19a6b Camel ΔE 7.70 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 7.71 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.96 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 10.35 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 11.13 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 11.33 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 11.81 #566792 Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Camel
#a9986d  rgb(169, 152, 109)  hsl(43, 26%, 55%)  Camel
#6d7ea9  rgb(109, 126, 169)  hsl(223, 26%, 55%)  Glaucous
#6da998  rgb(109, 169, 152)  hsl(163, 26%, 55%)  Verdigris
#986da9  rgb(152, 109, 169)  hsl(283, 26%, 55%)  Purple Mountain Majesty