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#ABA165

#aba165 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#aba165 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 63.14% green and 39.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.85% magenta, 40.94% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 51.43°, with 29.41% 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 8.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 6.33.

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Relative luminance0.3509

Complementary

  1. #aba165
  2. #656fab

Split complementary

  1. #aba165
  2. #6592ab
  3. #7e65ab

Analogous

  1. #ab7e65
  2. #aba165
  3. #92ab65

Triadic

  1. #aba165
  2. #65aba1
  3. #a165ab

Tetradic

  1. #aba165
  2. #6fab65
  3. #656fab
  4. #a165ab

Square

  1. #aba165
  2. #65ab7e
  3. #656fab
  4. #ab6592

Monochromatic

  1. #4d482a
  2. #7e7645
  3. #aba165
  4. #c6bf96
  5. #e1ddc8

Shades

#aba165 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aba165
  2. #9a915b
  3. #898151
  4. #787147
  5. #67613d
  6. #565133
  7. #444028
  8. #33301e
  9. #222014
  10. #11100a
  11. #000000

Tints

#aba165 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aba165
  2. #b3aa74
  3. #bcb484
  4. #c4bd93
  5. #cdc7a3
  6. #d5d0b2
  7. #ddd9c1
  8. #e6e3d1
  9. #eeece0
  10. #f7f6f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aba165 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aba165
  2. #a79e68
  3. #a29a6a
  4. #9e976d
  5. #9a9470
  6. #969173
  7. #918d75
  8. #8d8a78
  9. #89877b
  10. #84837d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4a08c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ac9e60 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #afa267 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b59992 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ab9f62 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ada166 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b19c82 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aba165 {
  color: #aba165;
}
Background
.bg-aba165 {
  background-color: #aba165;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aba165 {
  border: 2px solid #aba165;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aba165;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 161 101;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 29% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aba165 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aba165, #92ab65);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aba165 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 161 101 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 6.33 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.69 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.94 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.57 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.84 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 8.78 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 11.06 #545e9a Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Ecru
#aba165  rgb(171, 161, 101)  hsl(51, 29%, 53%)  Ecru
#656fab  rgb(101, 111, 171)  hsl(231, 29%, 53%)  Glaucous
#65aba1  rgb(101, 171, 161)  hsl(171, 29%, 53%)  Verdigris
#a165ab  rgb(161, 101, 171)  hsl(291, 29%, 53%)  Purpureus