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#C0B181

#c0b181 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#c0b181 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.29% red, 69.41% green and 50.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.81% magenta, 32.81% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 45.71°, with 33.33% saturation and 62.94% 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 9.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 0.62.

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Relative luminance0.4424

Complementary

  1. #c0b181
  2. #8190c0

Split complementary

  1. #c0b181
  2. #81b0c0
  3. #9181c0

Analogous

  1. #c09181
  2. #c0b181
  3. #b0c081

Triadic

  1. #c0b181
  2. #81c0b1
  3. #b181c0

Tetradic

  1. #c0b181
  2. #90c081
  3. #8190c0
  4. #b181c0

Square

  1. #c0b181
  2. #81c091
  3. #8190c0
  4. #c081b0

Monochromatic

  1. #706338
  2. #a39052
  3. #c0b181
  4. #d9d1b4
  5. #f3f0e7

Shades

#c0b181 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c0b181
  2. #ad9f74
  3. #9a8e67
  4. #867c5a
  5. #736a4d
  6. #605941
  7. #4d4734
  8. #3a3527
  9. #26231a
  10. #13120d
  11. #000000

Tints

#c0b181 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c0b181
  2. #c6b98e
  3. #cdc19a
  4. #d3c8a7
  5. #d9d0b3
  6. #e0d8c0
  7. #e6e0cd
  8. #ece8d9
  9. #f2efe6
  10. #f9f7f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c0b181 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c0b181
  2. #baac81
  3. #b3a781
  4. #ada281
  5. #a69d81
  6. #a09981
  7. #9a9480
  8. #938f80
  9. #8d8a80
  10. #868580
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7b1a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbaf7e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfb483 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #caaaa4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdb07f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bfb382 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6ad97 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c0b181 {
  color: #c0b181;
}
Background
.bg-c0b181 {
  background-color: #c0b181;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c0b181 {
  border: 2px solid #c0b181;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c0b181;
  --color-primary-rgb: 192 177 129;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 33% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c0b181 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c0b181, #b0c081);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c0b181 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(192 177 129 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 0.62 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 4.19 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.65 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 6.76 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.16 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 8.32 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 9.90 #3f4e7e Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Ecru
#c0b181  rgb(192, 177, 129)  hsl(46, 33%, 63%)  Ecru
#8190c0  rgb(129, 144, 192)  hsl(226, 33%, 63%)  Cool Gray
#81c0b1  rgb(129, 192, 177)  hsl(166, 33%, 63%)  Medium Aquamarine
#b181c0  rgb(177, 129, 192)  hsl(286, 33%, 63%)  Floral Lavender