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#ADA281

#ada281 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#ada281 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.84% red, 63.53% green and 50.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.36% magenta, 25.43% yellow and 32.16% black. Its hue angle is 45°, with 21.15% saturation and 59.22% 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 8.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 6.45.

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Relative luminance0.3631

Complementary

  1. #ada281
  2. #818cad

Split complementary

  1. #ada281
  2. #81a2ad
  3. #8c81ad

Analogous

  1. #ad8c81
  2. #ada281
  3. #a2ad81

Triadic

  1. #ada281
  2. #81ada2
  3. #a281ad

Tetradic

  1. #ada281
  2. #8cad81
  3. #818cad
  4. #a281ad

Square

  1. #ada281
  2. #81ad8c
  3. #818cad
  4. #ad81a2

Monochromatic

  1. #5a523b
  2. #897d59
  3. #ada281
  4. #cbc4af
  5. #e9e6de

Shades

#ada281 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ada281
  2. #9c9274
  3. #8a8267
  4. #79715a
  5. #68614d
  6. #575141
  7. #454134
  8. #343127
  9. #23201a
  10. #11100d
  11. #000000

Tints

#ada281 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ada281
  2. #b5ab8e
  3. #bdb59a
  4. #c6bea7
  5. #cec7b3
  6. #d6d1c0
  7. #dedacd
  8. #e6e3d9
  9. #efece6
  10. #f7f6f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ada281 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ada281
  2. #a99f81
  3. #a49b81
  4. #a09881
  5. #9b9481
  6. #979181
  7. #928e80
  8. #8e8a80
  9. #898780
  10. #858380
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7a296 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a9a07f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aca482 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b49d99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aba180 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ada382 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b19f90 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ada281 {
  color: #ada281;
}
Background
.bg-ada281 {
  background-color: #ada281;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ada281 {
  border: 2px solid #ada281;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ada281;
  --color-primary-rgb: 173 162 129;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 21% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ada281 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ada281, #a2ad81);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ada281 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(173 162 129 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 6.45 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.43 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 9.38 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 9.86 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 11.11 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 11.89 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 12.44 #525d7e Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Ecru
#ada281  rgb(173, 162, 129)  hsl(45, 21%, 59%)  Ecru
#818cad  rgb(129, 140, 173)  hsl(225, 21%, 59%)  Cool Gray
#81ada2  rgb(129, 173, 162)  hsl(165, 21%, 59%)  Cadet Blue
#a281ad  rgb(162, 129, 173)  hsl(285, 21%, 59%)  Purple Mountain Majesty