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#ABA169

#aba169 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#aba169 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 41.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.85% magenta, 38.6% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 50.91°, with 28.21% saturation and 54.12% 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 8.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 5.99.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.3517

Complementary

  1. #aba169
  2. #6973ab

Split complementary

  1. #aba169
  2. #6994ab
  3. #8069ab

Analogous

  1. #ab8069
  2. #aba169
  3. #94ab69

Triadic

  1. #aba169
  2. #69aba1
  3. #a169ab

Tetradic

  1. #aba169
  2. #73ab69
  3. #6973ab
  4. #a169ab

Square

  1. #aba169
  2. #69ab80
  3. #6973ab
  4. #ab6994

Monochromatic

  1. #4f4a2c
  2. #807748
  3. #aba169
  4. #c6c09a
  5. #e2decb

Shades

#aba169 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aba169
  2. #9a915f
  3. #898154
  4. #78714a
  5. #67613f
  6. #565135
  7. #44402a
  8. #333020
  9. #222015
  10. #11100b
  11. #000000

Tints

#aba169 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aba169
  2. #b3aa78
  3. #bcb487
  4. #c4bd96
  5. #cdc7a5
  6. #d5d0b4
  7. #ddd9c3
  8. #e6e3d2
  9. #eeece1
  10. #f7f6f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aba169 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aba169
  2. #a79e6b
  3. #a29a6e
  4. #9e9770
  5. #9a9472
  6. #969175
  7. #918d77
  8. #8d8a79
  9. #89877b
  10. #84837e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5a08d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ab9e65 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aea26b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b49993 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ab9f67 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ada16a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b19d84 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aba169 {
  color: #aba169;
}
Background
.bg-aba169 {
  background-color: #aba169;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aba169 {
  border: 2px solid #aba169;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aba169;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 161 105;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 28% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aba169 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aba169, #94ab69);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aba169 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 161 105 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 5.99 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.07 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.18 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.73 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.39 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 8.90 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 10.75 #545e96 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Ecru
#aba169  rgb(171, 161, 105)  hsl(51, 28%, 54%)  Ecru
#6973ab  rgb(105, 115, 171)  hsl(231, 28%, 54%)  Glaucous
#69aba1  rgb(105, 171, 161)  hsl(171, 28%, 54%)  Verdigris
#a169ab  rgb(161, 105, 171)  hsl(291, 28%, 54%)  Purple Mountain Majesty