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#A69964

#a69964 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#a69964 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.1% red, 60% green and 39.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.83% magenta, 39.76% yellow and 34.9% black. Its hue angle is 48.18°, with 27.05% saturation and 52.16% 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 7.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 7.74.

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Web safe#999966
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Relative luminance0.3181

Complementary

  1. #a69964
  2. #6471a6

Split complementary

  1. #a69964
  2. #6492a6
  3. #7864a6

Analogous

  1. #a67864
  2. #a69964
  3. #92a664

Triadic

  1. #a69964
  2. #64a699
  3. #9964a6

Tetradic

  1. #a69964
  2. #71a664
  3. #6471a6
  4. #9964a6

Square

  1. #a69964
  2. #64a678
  3. #6471a6
  4. #a66492

Monochromatic

  1. #484229
  2. #786e45
  3. #a69964
  4. #c2b995
  5. #ded9c5

Shades

#a69964 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a69964
  2. #958a5a
  3. #857a50
  4. #746b46
  5. #645c3c
  6. #534d32
  7. #423d28
  8. #322e1e
  9. #211f14
  10. #110f0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#a69964 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a69964
  2. #afa374
  3. #b8ad83
  4. #c1b893
  5. #cac2a2
  6. #d3ccb2
  7. #dbd6c1
  8. #e4e0d1
  9. #edebe0
  10. #f6f5f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a69964 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a69964
  2. #a29767
  3. #9e946a
  4. #9b926c
  5. #978f6f
  6. #938d72
  7. #8f8a75
  8. #8b8878
  9. #88857a
  10. #84837d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e9987 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a39660 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a79b66 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b0928c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a49762 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a69a65 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ac957e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a69964 {
  color: #a69964;
}
Background
.bg-a69964 {
  background-color: #a69964;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a69964 {
  border: 2px solid #a69964;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a69964;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 153 100;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 27% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a69964 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a69964, #92a664);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a69964 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 153 100 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 7.74 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.83 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 9.36 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.40 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.51 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 9.75 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 10.17 #59669b Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Ecru
#a69964  rgb(166, 153, 100)  hsl(48, 27%, 52%)  Ecru
#6471a6  rgb(100, 113, 166)  hsl(228, 27%, 52%)  Glaucous
#64a699  rgb(100, 166, 153)  hsl(168, 27%, 52%)  Verdigris
#9964a6  rgb(153, 100, 166)  hsl(288, 27%, 52%)  Purpureus