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#AAA378

#aaa378 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#aaa378 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 63.92% green and 47.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.12% magenta, 29.41% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 51.6°, with 22.73% saturation and 56.86% 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 8.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 5.85.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.361

Complementary

  1. #aaa378
  2. #787faa

Split complementary

  1. #aaa378
  2. #7898aa
  3. #8a78aa

Analogous

  1. #aa8a78
  2. #aaa378
  3. #98aa78

Triadic

  1. #aaa378
  2. #78aaa3
  3. #a378aa

Tetradic

  1. #aaa378
  2. #7faa78
  3. #787faa
  4. #a378aa

Square

  1. #aaa378
  2. #78aa8a
  3. #787faa
  4. #aa7898

Monochromatic

  1. #545035
  2. #837c52
  3. #aaa378
  4. #c8c3a7
  5. #e5e3d6

Shades

#aaa378 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaa378
  2. #99936c
  3. #888260
  4. #777254
  5. #666248
  6. #55523c
  7. #444130
  8. #333124
  9. #222118
  10. #11100c
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaa378 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaa378
  2. #b3ac86
  3. #bbb593
  4. #c4bfa1
  5. #ccc8ae
  6. #d5d1bc
  7. #dddac9
  8. #e6e3d7
  9. #eeede4
  10. #f7f6f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaa378 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaa378
  2. #a6a079
  3. #a29c7a
  4. #9d997a
  5. #99957b
  6. #95927c
  7. #918e7d
  8. #8d8b7e
  9. #88877e
  10. #84847f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5a293 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aba075 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ada37a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b29d98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aba176 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aca379 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #af9f8c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaa378 {
  color: #aaa378;
}
Background
.bg-aaa378 {
  background-color: #aaa378;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaa378 {
  border: 2px solid #aaa378;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaa378;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 163 120;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 23% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaa378 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaa378, #98aa78);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaa378 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 163 120 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 5.85 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.93 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.63 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 9.45 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 10.74 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 10.76 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 10.99 #555c87 Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Ecru
#aaa378  rgb(170, 163, 120)  hsl(52, 23%, 57%)  Ecru
#787faa  rgb(120, 127, 170)  hsl(232, 23%, 57%)  Glaucous
#78aaa3  rgb(120, 170, 163)  hsl(172, 23%, 57%)  Cadet Blue
#a378aa  rgb(163, 120, 170)  hsl(292, 23%, 57%)  Purple Mountain Majesty