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#ABA080

#aba080 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#aba080 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 62.75% green and 50.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.43% magenta, 25.15% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 44.65°, with 20.38% saturation and 58.63% 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 8.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 7.06.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3536

Complementary

  1. #aba080
  2. #808bab

Split complementary

  1. #aba080
  2. #80a1ab
  3. #8b80ab

Analogous

  1. #ab8b80
  2. #aba080
  3. #a1ab80

Triadic

  1. #aba080
  2. #80aba0
  3. #a080ab

Tetradic

  1. #aba080
  2. #8bab80
  3. #808bab
  4. #a080ab

Square

  1. #aba080
  2. #80ab8b
  3. #808bab
  4. #ab80a1

Monochromatic

  1. #58503a
  2. #867a59
  3. #aba080
  4. #c9c2ae
  5. #e8e5dc

Shades

#aba080 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aba080
  2. #9a9073
  3. #898066
  4. #78705a
  5. #67604d
  6. #565040
  7. #444033
  8. #333026
  9. #22201a
  10. #11100d
  11. #000000

Tints

#aba080 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aba080
  2. #b3aa8d
  3. #bcb399
  4. #c4bda6
  5. #cdc6b3
  6. #d5d0c0
  7. #ddd9cc
  8. #e6e3d9
  9. #eeece6
  10. #f7f6f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aba080 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aba080
  2. #a79d80
  3. #a29a80
  4. #9e9680
  5. #9a9380
  6. #969080
  7. #918d80
  8. #8d8a80
  9. #898680
  10. #848380
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5a095 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a79f7e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aaa281 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b29b97 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a99f7f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aba181 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #af9d8f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aba080 {
  color: #aba080;
}
Background
.bg-aba080 {
  background-color: #aba080;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aba080 {
  border: 2px solid #aba080;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aba080;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 160 128;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 20% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aba080 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aba080, #a1ab80);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aba080 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 160 128 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 7.06 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 8.05 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 9.77 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 9.87 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 11.64 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 12.31 #8a9a5b Moss Green ΔE 12.45 #545f7f Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Ecru
#aba080  rgb(171, 160, 128)  hsl(45, 20%, 59%)  Ecru
#808bab  rgb(128, 139, 171)  hsl(225, 20%, 59%)  Cool Gray
#80aba0  rgb(128, 171, 160)  hsl(165, 20%, 59%)  Cadet Blue
#a080ab  rgb(160, 128, 171)  hsl(285, 20%, 59%)  Purple Mountain Majesty