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#C2AA74

#c2aa74 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#c2aa74 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.08% red, 66.67% green and 45.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 12.37% magenta, 40.21% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 41.54°, with 39% saturation and 60.78% 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 9.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 3.3.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.4148

Complementary

  1. #c2aa74
  2. #748cc2

Split complementary

  1. #c2aa74
  2. #74b3c2
  3. #8374c2

Analogous

  1. #c28374
  2. #c2aa74
  3. #b3c274

Triadic

  1. #c2aa74
  2. #74c2aa
  3. #aa74c2

Tetradic

  1. #c2aa74
  2. #8cc274
  3. #748cc2
  4. #aa74c2

Square

  1. #c2aa74
  2. #74c283
  3. #748cc2
  4. #c274b3

Monochromatic

  1. #6d5a30
  2. #a28647
  3. #c2aa74
  4. #d9cba9
  5. #f1ebde

Shades

#c2aa74 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c2aa74
  2. #af9968
  3. #9b885d
  4. #887751
  5. #746646
  6. #61553a
  7. #4e442e
  8. #3a3323
  9. #272217
  10. #13110c
  11. #000000

Tints

#c2aa74 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c2aa74
  2. #c8b382
  3. #cebb90
  4. #d4c49e
  5. #daccac
  6. #e1d5ba
  7. #e7ddc7
  8. #ede6d5
  9. #f3eee3
  10. #f9f7f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c2aa74 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c2aa74
  2. #bba675
  3. #b5a276
  4. #ae9d78
  5. #a89979
  6. #a1957a
  7. #9a917b
  8. #948d7c
  9. #8d887e
  10. #87847f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5ab99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6a970 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcaf76 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cea19c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bba972 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bfad75 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c9a58e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c2aa74 {
  color: #c2aa74;
}
Background
.bg-c2aa74 {
  background-color: #c2aa74;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c2aa74 {
  border: 2px solid #c2aa74;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c2aa74;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 170 116;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 39% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c2aa74 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c2aa74, #b3c274);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c2aa74 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 170 116 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 3.30 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 5.89 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 6.92 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 6.93 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.59 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.60 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.95 #3d558b Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Ecru
#c2aa74  rgb(194, 170, 116)  hsl(42, 39%, 61%)  Ecru
#748cc2  rgb(116, 140, 194)  hsl(222, 39%, 61%)  Glaucous
#74c2aa  rgb(116, 194, 170)  hsl(162, 39%, 61%)  Medium Aquamarine
#aa74c2  rgb(170, 116, 194)  hsl(282, 39%, 61%)  Purple Mountain Majesty