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#AFA370

#afa370 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#afa370 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.63% red, 63.92% green and 43.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.86% magenta, 36% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 48.57°, with 28.25% saturation and 56.27% 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 8.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 4.79.

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Relative luminance0.3648

Complementary

  1. #afa370
  2. #707caf

Split complementary

  1. #afa370
  2. #709baf
  3. #8370af

Analogous

  1. #af8370
  2. #afa370
  3. #9baf70

Triadic

  1. #afa370
  2. #70afa3
  3. #a370af

Tetradic

  1. #afa370
  2. #7caf70
  3. #707caf
  4. #a370af

Square

  1. #afa370
  2. #70af83
  3. #707caf
  4. #af709b

Monochromatic

  1. #564f30
  2. #877c4c
  3. #afa370
  4. #cac3a1
  5. #e6e2d2

Shades

#afa370 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #afa370
  2. #9e9365
  3. #8c825a
  4. #7b724e
  5. #696243
  6. #585238
  7. #46412d
  8. #353122
  9. #232116
  10. #12100b
  11. #000000

Tints

#afa370 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #afa370
  2. #b7ac7e
  3. #bfb58d
  4. #c7bf9b
  5. #cfc8a9
  6. #d7d1b8
  7. #dfdac6
  8. #e7e3d4
  9. #efede2
  10. #f7f6f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#afa370 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #afa370
  2. #aaa072
  3. #a69c73
  4. #a19975
  5. #9c9576
  6. #989278
  7. #938e7a
  8. #8e8b7b
  9. #89877d
  10. #85847e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8a391 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ada06c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b0a572 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b89c96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aea16e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0a471 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b59f88 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-afa370 {
  color: #afa370;
}
Background
.bg-afa370 {
  background-color: #afa370;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-afa370 {
  border: 2px solid #afa370;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #afa370;
  --color-primary-rgb: 175 163 112;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 28% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-afa370 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #afa370, #9baf70);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-afa370 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(175 163 112 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 4.79 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 6.41 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.34 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.64 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.67 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 9.76 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 9.93 #505c8f Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Ecru
#afa370  rgb(175, 163, 112)  hsl(49, 28%, 56%)  Ecru
#707caf  rgb(112, 124, 175)  hsl(229, 28%, 56%)  Glaucous
#70afa3  rgb(112, 175, 163)  hsl(169, 28%, 56%)  Verdigris
#a370af  rgb(163, 112, 175)  hsl(289, 28%, 56%)  Purple Mountain Majesty