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#AD9A67

#ad9a67 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ad9a67 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.84% red, 60.39% green and 40.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.98% magenta, 40.46% yellow and 32.16% black. Its hue angle is 43.71°, with 29.91% 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 7.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 6.97.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.3297

Complementary

  1. #ad9a67
  2. #677aad

Split complementary

  1. #ad9a67
  2. #679dad
  3. #7767ad

Analogous

  1. #ad7767
  2. #ad9a67
  3. #9dad67

Triadic

  1. #ad9a67
  2. #67ad9a
  3. #9a67ad

Tetradic

  1. #ad9a67
  2. #7aad67
  3. #677aad
  4. #9a67ad

Square

  1. #ad9a67
  2. #67ad77
  3. #677aad
  4. #ad679d

Monochromatic

  1. #50462b
  2. #827146
  3. #ad9a67
  4. #c8bb99
  5. #e3dcca

Shades

#ad9a67 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ad9a67
  2. #9c8b5d
  3. #8a7b52
  4. #796c48
  5. #685c3e
  6. #574d34
  7. #453e29
  8. #342e1f
  9. #231f15
  10. #110f0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#ad9a67 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ad9a67
  2. #b5a476
  3. #bdae85
  4. #c6b895
  5. #cec2a4
  6. #d6cdb3
  7. #ded7c2
  8. #e6e1d1
  9. #efebe1
  10. #f7f5f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ad9a67 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ad9a67
  2. #a9976a
  3. #a4956c
  4. #a0926f
  5. #9b9071
  6. #978d74
  7. #928a76
  8. #8e8879
  9. #89857b
  10. #85837e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a39b89 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a59863 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aa9e69 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7928d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a89965 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ab9c68 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b39580 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ad9a67 {
  color: #ad9a67;
}
Background
.bg-ad9a67 {
  background-color: #ad9a67;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ad9a67 {
  border: 2px solid #ad9a67;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ad9a67;
  --color-primary-rgb: 173 154 103;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 30% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ad9a67 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ad9a67, #9dad67);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ad9a67 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(173 154 103 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 6.97 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 7.37 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.25 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.63 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.98 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 10.05 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 10.07 #526598 Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Ecru
#ad9a67  rgb(173, 154, 103)  hsl(44, 30%, 54%)  Ecru
#677aad  rgb(103, 122, 173)  hsl(224, 30%, 54%)  Glaucous
#67ad9a  rgb(103, 173, 154)  hsl(164, 30%, 54%)  Verdigris
#9a67ad  rgb(154, 103, 173)  hsl(284, 30%, 54%)  Purple Mountain Majesty