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#ACA372

#aca372 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#aca372 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.45% red, 63.92% green and 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.23% magenta, 33.72% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 50.69°, with 25.89% saturation and 56.08% 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 8.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 5.3.

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Relative luminance0.3618

Complementary

  1. #aca372
  2. #727bac

Split complementary

  1. #aca372
  2. #7298ac
  3. #8672ac

Analogous

  1. #ac8672
  2. #aca372
  3. #98ac72

Triadic

  1. #aca372
  2. #72aca3
  3. #a372ac

Tetradic

  1. #aca372
  2. #7bac72
  3. #727bac
  4. #a372ac

Square

  1. #aca372
  2. #72ac86
  3. #727bac
  4. #ac7298

Monochromatic

  1. #544e31
  2. #847b4e
  3. #aca372
  4. #c8c2a2
  5. #e5e2d2

Shades

#aca372 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aca372
  2. #9b9367
  3. #8a825b
  4. #787250
  5. #676244
  6. #565239
  7. #45412e
  8. #343122
  9. #222117
  10. #11100b
  11. #000000

Tints

#aca372 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aca372
  2. #b4ac80
  3. #bdb58e
  4. #c5bf9c
  5. #cdc8aa
  6. #d6d1b9
  7. #dedac7
  8. #e6e3d5
  9. #eeede3
  10. #f7f6f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aca372 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aca372
  2. #a8a073
  3. #a39c75
  4. #9f9976
  5. #9a9578
  6. #969279
  7. #928e7a
  8. #8d8b7c
  9. #89877d
  10. #84847f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a6a291 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aca06f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #afa474 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b59c96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aca170 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aea373 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b19f89 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aca372 {
  color: #aca372;
}
Background
.bg-aca372 {
  background-color: #aca372;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aca372 {
  border: 2px solid #aca372;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aca372;
  --color-primary-rgb: 172 163 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 26% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aca372 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aca372, #98ac72);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aca372 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(172 163 114 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 5.30 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 6.09 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.55 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.23 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 9.34 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.35 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 10.68 #535c8d Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Ecru
#aca372  rgb(172, 163, 114)  hsl(51, 26%, 56%)  Ecru
#727bac  rgb(114, 123, 172)  hsl(231, 26%, 56%)  Glaucous
#72aca3  rgb(114, 172, 163)  hsl(171, 26%, 56%)  Cadet Blue
#a372ac  rgb(163, 114, 172)  hsl(291, 26%, 56%)  Purple Mountain Majesty