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#AFA073

#afa073 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#afa073 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.63% red, 62.75% green and 45.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.57% magenta, 34.29% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 45°, with 27.27% saturation and 56.86% 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 8.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 5.3.

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Relative luminance0.3549

Complementary

  1. #afa073
  2. #7382af

Split complementary

  1. #afa073
  2. #73a0af
  3. #8273af

Analogous

  1. #af8273
  2. #afa073
  3. #a0af73

Triadic

  1. #afa073
  2. #73afa0
  3. #a073af

Tetradic

  1. #afa073
  2. #82af73
  3. #7382af
  4. #a073af

Square

  1. #afa073
  2. #73af82
  3. #7382af
  4. #af73a0

Monochromatic

  1. #574e32
  2. #88794e
  3. #afa073
  4. #cbc1a4
  5. #e7e2d4

Shades

#afa073 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #afa073
  2. #9e9068
  3. #8c805c
  4. #7b7051
  5. #696045
  6. #58503a
  7. #46402e
  8. #353023
  9. #232017
  10. #12100c
  11. #000000

Tints

#afa073 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #afa073
  2. #b7aa81
  3. #bfb38f
  4. #c7bd9d
  5. #cfc6ab
  6. #d7d0b9
  7. #dfd9c7
  8. #e7e3d5
  9. #efece3
  10. #f7f6f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#afa073 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #afa073
  2. #aa9d74
  3. #a69a76
  4. #a19677
  5. #9c9378
  6. #98907a
  7. #938d7b
  8. #8e8a7c
  9. #89867d
  10. #85837f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7a091 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aa9e70 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aea374 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b89994 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ac9f71 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aea274 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b59c88 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-afa073 {
  color: #afa073;
}
Background
.bg-afa073 {
  background-color: #afa073;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-afa073 {
  border: 2px solid #afa073;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #afa073;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 160 115;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 27% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-afa073 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #afa073, #a0af73);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-afa073 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 160 115 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 5.30 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.49 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 8.29 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 9.07 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.16 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 10.09 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 10.12 #505f8c Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Ecru
#afa073  rgb(175, 160, 115)  hsl(45, 27%, 57%)  Ecru
#7382af  rgb(115, 130, 175)  hsl(225, 27%, 57%)  Glaucous
#73afa0  rgb(115, 175, 160)  hsl(165, 27%, 57%)  Verdigris
#a073af  rgb(160, 115, 175)  hsl(285, 27%, 57%)  Purple Mountain Majesty