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#ADA182

#ada182 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#ada182 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.84% red, 63.14% green and 50.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.94% magenta, 24.86% yellow and 32.16% black. Its hue angle is 43.26°, with 20.77% saturation and 59.41% 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 8.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 6.97.

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Relative luminance0.3599

Complementary

  1. #ada182
  2. #828ead

Split complementary

  1. #ada182
  2. #82a3ad
  3. #8b82ad

Analogous

  1. #ad8b82
  2. #ada182
  3. #a3ad82

Triadic

  1. #ada182
  2. #82ada1
  3. #a182ad

Tetradic

  1. #ada182
  2. #8ead82
  3. #828ead
  4. #a182ad

Square

  1. #ada182
  2. #82ad8b
  3. #828ead
  4. #ad82a3

Monochromatic

  1. #5b523b
  2. #897c5a
  3. #ada182
  4. #cbc4b0
  5. #eae6de

Shades

#ada182 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ada182
  2. #9c9175
  3. #8a8168
  4. #79715b
  5. #68614e
  6. #575141
  7. #454034
  8. #343027
  9. #23201a
  10. #11100d
  11. #000000

Tints

#ada182 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ada182
  2. #b5aa8f
  3. #bdb49b
  4. #c6bda8
  5. #cec7b4
  6. #d6d0c1
  7. #ded9cd
  8. #e6e3da
  9. #efece6
  10. #f7f6f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ada182 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ada182
  2. #a99e82
  3. #a49a82
  4. #a09781
  5. #9b9481
  6. #979181
  7. #928d81
  8. #8e8a81
  9. #898780
  10. #858380
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a6a196 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a8a080 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aba383 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b49c98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aaa081 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aca283 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b19e90 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ada182 {
  color: #ada182;
}
Background
.bg-ada182 {
  background-color: #ada182;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ada182 {
  border: 2px solid #ada182;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ada182;
  --color-primary-rgb: 173 161 130;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 21% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ada182 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ada182, #a3ad82);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ada182 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(173 161 130 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 6.97 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 8.18 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 9.20 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 9.54 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 11.83 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 11.84 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 12.88 #525e7d Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Ecru
#ada182  rgb(173, 161, 130)  hsl(43, 21%, 59%)  Ecru
#828ead  rgb(130, 142, 173)  hsl(223, 21%, 59%)  Cool Gray
#82ada1  rgb(130, 173, 161)  hsl(163, 21%, 59%)  Cadet Blue
#a182ad  rgb(161, 130, 173)  hsl(283, 21%, 59%)  Purple Mountain Majesty