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#AAA271

#aaa271 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#aaa271 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 63.53% green and 44.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 33.53% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 51.58°, with 25.11% saturation and 55.49% 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 8.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 5.79.

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Relative luminance0.3558

Complementary

  1. #aaa271
  2. #7179aa

Split complementary

  1. #aaa271
  2. #7195aa
  3. #8671aa

Analogous

  1. #aa8671
  2. #aaa271
  3. #95aa71

Triadic

  1. #aaa271
  2. #71aaa2
  3. #a271aa

Tetradic

  1. #aaa271
  2. #79aa71
  3. #7179aa
  4. #a271aa

Square

  1. #aaa271
  2. #71aa86
  3. #7179aa
  4. #aa7195

Monochromatic

  1. #514d31
  2. #817a4d
  3. #aaa271
  4. #c7c1a1
  5. #e3e1d1

Shades

#aaa271 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaa271
  2. #999266
  3. #88825a
  4. #77714f
  5. #666144
  6. #555139
  7. #44412d
  8. #333122
  9. #222017
  10. #11100b
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaa271 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaa271
  2. #b3ab7f
  3. #bbb58d
  4. #c4be9c
  5. #ccc7aa
  6. #d5d1b8
  7. #dddac6
  8. #e6e3d4
  9. #eeece3
  10. #f7f6f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaa271 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaa271
  2. #a69f73
  3. #a29b74
  4. #9d9876
  5. #999477
  6. #959179
  7. #918e7a
  8. #8d8a7c
  9. #88877d
  10. #84837f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5a190 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ab9f6e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aea273 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b29b95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aba06f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aca272 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #af9e88 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaa271 {
  color: #aaa271;
}
Background
.bg-aaa271 {
  background-color: #aaa271;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaa271 {
  border: 2px solid #aaa271;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaa271;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 162 113;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 25% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaa271 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaa271, #95aa71);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaa271 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 162 113 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 5.79 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 6.35 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.76 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 8.88 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.33 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.62 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 11.06 #555d8e Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Ecru
#aaa271  rgb(170, 162, 113)  hsl(52, 25%, 55%)  Ecru
#7179aa  rgb(113, 121, 170)  hsl(232, 25%, 55%)  Glaucous
#71aaa2  rgb(113, 170, 162)  hsl(172, 25%, 55%)  Cadet Blue
#a271aa  rgb(162, 113, 170)  hsl(292, 25%, 55%)  Purple Mountain Majesty