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#ADA070

#ada070 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#ada070 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.84% red, 62.75% green and 43.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.51% magenta, 35.26% yellow and 32.16% black. Its hue angle is 47.21°, with 27.11% saturation and 55.88% 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 8.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 5.45.

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Relative luminance0.352

Complementary

  1. #ada070
  2. #707dad

Split complementary

  1. #ada070
  2. #709bad
  3. #8170ad

Analogous

  1. #ad8170
  2. #ada070
  3. #9bad70

Triadic

  1. #ada070
  2. #70ada0
  3. #a070ad

Tetradic

  1. #ada070
  2. #7dad70
  3. #707dad
  4. #a070ad

Square

  1. #ada070
  2. #70ad81
  3. #707dad
  4. #ad709b

Monochromatic

  1. #544c30
  2. #85784c
  3. #ada070
  4. #c9c0a1
  5. #e5e1d1

Shades

#ada070 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ada070
  2. #9c9065
  3. #8a805a
  4. #79704e
  5. #686043
  6. #575038
  7. #45402d
  8. #343022
  9. #232016
  10. #11100b
  11. #000000

Tints

#ada070 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ada070
  2. #b5aa7e
  3. #bdb38d
  4. #c6bd9b
  5. #cec6a9
  6. #d6d0b8
  7. #ded9c6
  8. #e6e3d4
  9. #efece2
  10. #f7f6f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ada070 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ada070
  2. #a99d72
  3. #a49a73
  4. #a09675
  5. #9b9376
  6. #979078
  7. #928d7a
  8. #8e8a7b
  9. #89867d
  10. #85837e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5a08f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aa9e6d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ada272 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b69994 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ab9f6e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ada171 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b39c87 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ada070 {
  color: #ada070;
}
Background
.bg-ada070 {
  background-color: #ada070;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ada070 {
  border: 2px solid #ada070;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ada070;
  --color-primary-rgb: 173 160 112;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 27% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ada070 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ada070, #9bad70);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ada070 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(173 160 112 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 5.45 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.21 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.48 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 9.18 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.36 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.61 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 9.94 #525f8f Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Ecru
#ada070  rgb(173, 160, 112)  hsl(47, 27%, 56%)  Ecru
#707dad  rgb(112, 125, 173)  hsl(227, 27%, 56%)  Glaucous
#70ada0  rgb(112, 173, 160)  hsl(167, 27%, 56%)  Verdigris
#a070ad  rgb(160, 112, 173)  hsl(287, 27%, 56%)  Purple Mountain Majesty