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#AAA166

#aaa166 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#aaa166 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 63.14% green and 40% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.29% magenta, 40% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 52.06°, with 28.57% saturation and 53.33% 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 8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 6.42.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.35

Complementary

  1. #aaa166
  2. #666faa

Split complementary

  1. #aaa166
  2. #6691aa
  3. #7f66aa

Analogous

  1. #aa7f66
  2. #aaa166
  3. #91aa66

Triadic

  1. #aaa166
  2. #66aaa1
  3. #a166aa

Tetradic

  1. #aaa166
  2. #6faa66
  3. #666faa
  4. #a166aa

Square

  1. #aaa166
  2. #66aa7f
  3. #666faa
  4. #aa6691

Monochromatic

  1. #4c482a
  2. #7e7646
  3. #aaa166
  4. #c5bf97
  5. #e1ddc8

Shades

#aaa166 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaa166
  2. #99915c
  3. #888152
  4. #777147
  5. #66613d
  6. #555133
  7. #444029
  8. #33301f
  9. #222014
  10. #11100a
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaa166 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaa166
  2. #b3aa75
  3. #bbb485
  4. #c4bd94
  5. #ccc7a3
  6. #d5d0b3
  7. #ddd9c2
  8. #e6e3d1
  9. #eeece0
  10. #f7f6f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaa166 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaa166
  2. #a69e69
  3. #a29a6b
  4. #9d976e
  5. #999470
  6. #959173
  7. #918d76
  8. #8d8a78
  9. #88877b
  10. #84837d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4a08c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ab9d62 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aea168 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b39992 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ab9f63 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ada167 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b09c83 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaa166 {
  color: #aaa166;
}
Background
.bg-aaa166 {
  background-color: #aaa166;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaa166 {
  border: 2px solid #aaa166;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaa166;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 161 102;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 29% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaa166 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaa166, #91aa66);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaa166 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 161 102 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 6.42 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.77 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.22 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.45 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.11 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 8.47 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 11.30 #555e99 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Ecru
#aaa166  rgb(170, 161, 102)  hsl(52, 29%, 53%)  Ecru
#666faa  rgb(102, 111, 170)  hsl(232, 29%, 53%)  Glaucous
#66aaa1  rgb(102, 170, 161)  hsl(172, 29%, 53%)  Verdigris
#a166aa  rgb(161, 102, 170)  hsl(292, 29%, 53%)  Purple Mountain Majesty