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#AA9862

#aa9862 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#aa9862 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 59.61% green and 38.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.59% magenta, 42.35% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 45°, with 29.75% saturation and 52.55% 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 7.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 7.72.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.3188

Complementary

  1. #aa9862
  2. #6274aa

Split complementary

  1. #aa9862
  2. #6298aa
  3. #7462aa

Analogous

  1. #aa7462
  2. #aa9862
  3. #98aa62

Triadic

  1. #aa9862
  2. #62aa98
  3. #9862aa

Tetradic

  1. #aa9862
  2. #74aa62
  3. #6274aa
  4. #9862aa

Square

  1. #aa9862
  2. #62aa74
  3. #6274aa
  4. #aa6298

Monochromatic

  1. #4b4228
  2. #7c6e43
  3. #aa9862
  4. #c5b994
  5. #e0d9c5

Shades

#aa9862 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa9862
  2. #998958
  3. #887a4e
  4. #776a45
  5. #665b3b
  6. #554c31
  7. #443d27
  8. #332e1d
  9. #221e14
  10. #110f0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa9862 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa9862
  2. #b3a272
  3. #bbad81
  4. #c4b791
  5. #ccc1a1
  6. #d5ccb1
  7. #ddd6c0
  8. #e6e0d0
  9. #eeeae0
  10. #f7f5ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa9862 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa9862
  2. #a69665
  3. #a29368
  4. #9d916b
  5. #998e6e
  6. #958c71
  7. #918a74
  8. #8d8777
  9. #88857a
  10. #84827d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a09986 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a3965e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a89b64 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b4908a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a69760 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a99a63 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b0937c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa9862 {
  color: #aa9862;
}
Background
.bg-aa9862 {
  background-color: #aa9862;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aa9862 {
  border: 2px solid #aa9862;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa9862;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 152 98;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 30% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa9862 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa9862, #98aa62);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa9862 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 152 98 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 7.72 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 8.16 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.78 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 10.03 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 10.03 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 10.14 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 11.04 #55679d Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Ecru
#aa9862  rgb(170, 152, 98)  hsl(45, 30%, 53%)  Ecru
#6274aa  rgb(98, 116, 170)  hsl(225, 30%, 53%)  Glaucous
#62aa98  rgb(98, 170, 152)  hsl(165, 30%, 53%)  Persian Green
#9862aa  rgb(152, 98, 170)  hsl(285, 30%, 53%)  Purpureus