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#ABA26E

#aba26e ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#aba26e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 63.53% green and 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.26% magenta, 35.67% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 51.15°, with 26.64% saturation and 55.1% 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 5.67.

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Relative luminance0.3562

Complementary

  1. #aba26e
  2. #6e77ab

Split complementary

  1. #aba26e
  2. #6e96ab
  3. #846eab

Analogous

  1. #ab846e
  2. #aba26e
  3. #96ab6e

Triadic

  1. #aba26e
  2. #6eaba2
  3. #a26eab

Tetradic

  1. #aba26e
  2. #77ab6e
  3. #6e77ab
  4. #a26eab

Square

  1. #aba26e
  2. #6eab84
  3. #6e77ab
  4. #ab6e96

Monochromatic

  1. #514c2f
  2. #81794b
  3. #aba26e
  4. #c7c19e
  5. #e3e0cf

Shades

#aba26e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aba26e
  2. #9a9263
  3. #898258
  4. #78714d
  5. #676142
  6. #565137
  7. #44412c
  8. #333121
  9. #222016
  10. #11100b
  11. #000000

Tints

#aba26e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aba26e
  2. #b3ab7d
  3. #bcb58b
  4. #c4be9a
  5. #cdc7a8
  6. #d5d1b7
  7. #dddac5
  8. #e6e3d4
  9. #eeece2
  10. #f7f6f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aba26e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aba26e
  2. #a79f70
  3. #a29b72
  4. #9e9873
  5. #9a9475
  6. #969177
  7. #918e79
  8. #8d8a7b
  9. #89877c
  10. #84837e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5a18f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ac9f6a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aea370 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b49b95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aba06c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ada26f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b09e87 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aba26e {
  color: #aba26e;
}
Background
.bg-aba26e {
  background-color: #aba26e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aba26e {
  border: 2px solid #aba26e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aba26e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 162 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 27% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aba26e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aba26e, #96ab6e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aba26e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 162 110 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 5.67 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 6.55 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.31 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.60 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 8.94 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.97 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 10.84 #545d91 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Ecru
#aba26e  rgb(171, 162, 110)  hsl(51, 27%, 55%)  Ecru
#6e77ab  rgb(110, 119, 171)  hsl(231, 27%, 55%)  Glaucous
#6eaba2  rgb(110, 171, 162)  hsl(171, 27%, 55%)  Verdigris
#a26eab  rgb(162, 110, 171)  hsl(291, 27%, 55%)  Purple Mountain Majesty