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#AFA366

#afa366 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#afa366 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.63% red, 63.92% green and 40% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.86% magenta, 41.71% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 50.14°, with 31.33% saturation and 54.31% 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 8.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 5.6.

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Relative luminance0.3627

Complementary

  1. #afa366
  2. #6672af

Split complementary

  1. #afa366
  2. #6696af
  3. #7e66af

Analogous

  1. #af7e66
  2. #afa366
  3. #96af66

Triadic

  1. #afa366
  2. #66afa3
  3. #a366af

Tetradic

  1. #afa366
  2. #72af66
  3. #6672af
  4. #a366af

Square

  1. #afa366
  2. #66af7e
  3. #6672af
  4. #af6696

Monochromatic

  1. #514b2b
  2. #847945
  3. #afa366
  4. #c9c198
  5. #e4dfca

Shades

#afa366 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #afa366
  2. #9e935c
  3. #8c8252
  4. #7b7247
  5. #69623d
  6. #585233
  7. #464129
  8. #35311f
  9. #232114
  10. #12100a
  11. #000000

Tints

#afa366 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #afa366
  2. #b7ac75
  3. #bfb585
  4. #c7bf94
  5. #cfc8a3
  6. #d7d1b3
  7. #dfdac2
  8. #e7e3d1
  9. #efede0
  10. #f7f6f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#afa366 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #afa366
  2. #aaa069
  3. #a69c6b
  4. #a1996e
  5. #9c9570
  6. #989273
  7. #938e76
  8. #8e8b78
  9. #89877b
  10. #85847d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8a38e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aea061 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b1a468 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b99b94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aea163 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1a467 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b59e84 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-afa366 {
  color: #afa366;
}
Background
.bg-afa366 {
  background-color: #afa366;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-afa366 {
  border: 2px solid #afa366;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #afa366;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 163 102;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 31% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-afa366 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #afa366, #96af66);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-afa366 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 163 102 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 5.60 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.16 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.53 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.07 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.26 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 9.68 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 10.54 #505c99 Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Ecru
#afa366  rgb(175, 163, 102)  hsl(50, 31%, 54%)  Ecru
#6672af  rgb(102, 114, 175)  hsl(230, 31%, 54%)  Glaucous
#66afa3  rgb(102, 175, 163)  hsl(170, 31%, 54%)  Verdigris
#a366af  rgb(163, 102, 175)  hsl(290, 31%, 54%)  Purple Mountain Majesty