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#AB9D64

#ab9d64 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ab9d64 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 61.57% green and 39.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.19% magenta, 41.52% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 48.17°, with 29.71% saturation and 53.14% 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 7.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 6.65.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.3369

Complementary

  1. #ab9d64
  2. #6472ab

Split complementary

  1. #ab9d64
  2. #6496ab
  3. #7a64ab

Analogous

  1. #ab7a64
  2. #ab9d64
  3. #96ab64

Triadic

  1. #ab9d64
  2. #64ab9d
  3. #9d64ab

Tetradic

  1. #ab9d64
  2. #72ab64
  3. #6472ab
  4. #9d64ab

Square

  1. #ab9d64
  2. #64ab7a
  3. #6472ab
  4. #ab6496

Monochromatic

  1. #4d4629
  2. #7e7344
  3. #ab9d64
  4. #c6bc96
  5. #e1dcc7

Shades

#ab9d64 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ab9d64
  2. #9a8d5a
  3. #897e50
  4. #786e46
  5. #675e3c
  6. #564f32
  7. #443f28
  8. #332f1e
  9. #221f14
  10. #11100a
  11. #000000

Tints

#ab9d64 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ab9d64
  2. #b3a774
  3. #bcb183
  4. #c4ba93
  5. #cdc4a2
  6. #d5ceb2
  7. #ddd8c1
  8. #e6e2d1
  9. #eeebe0
  10. #f7f5f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ab9d64 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ab9d64
  2. #a79a67
  3. #a2976a
  4. #9e946c
  5. #9a916f
  6. #968f72
  7. #918c75
  8. #8d8978
  9. #89867a
  10. #84837d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a39d8a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a89a60 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ac9f66 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b5958f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a99b61 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ab9e65 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b19880 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ab9d64 {
  color: #ab9d64;
}
Background
.bg-ab9d64 {
  background-color: #ab9d64;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ab9d64 {
  border: 2px solid #ab9d64;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ab9d64;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 157 100;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 30% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ab9d64 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ab9d64, #96ab64);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ab9d64 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 157 100 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 6.65 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.59 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.14 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 8.58 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.66 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 9.55 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 9.78 #54629b Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Ecru
#ab9d64  rgb(171, 157, 100)  hsl(48, 30%, 53%)  Ecru
#6472ab  rgb(100, 114, 171)  hsl(228, 30%, 53%)  Glaucous
#64ab9d  rgb(100, 171, 157)  hsl(168, 30%, 53%)  Verdigris
#9d64ab  rgb(157, 100, 171)  hsl(288, 30%, 53%)  Purpureus