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#C2B789

#c2b789 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#c2b789 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.08% red, 71.76% green and 53.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.67% magenta, 29.38% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 48.42°, with 31.84% saturation and 64.9% 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 10.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 2.24.

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Relative luminance0.4714

Complementary

  1. #c2b789
  2. #8994c2

Split complementary

  1. #c2b789
  2. #89b0c2
  3. #9a89c2

Analogous

  1. #c29a89
  2. #c2b789
  3. #b0c289

Triadic

  1. #c2b789
  2. #89c2b7
  3. #b789c2

Tetradic

  1. #c2b789
  2. #94c289
  3. #8994c2
  4. #b789c2

Square

  1. #c2b789
  2. #89c29a
  3. #8994c2
  4. #c289b0

Monochromatic

  1. #756a3d
  2. #a89857
  3. #c2b789
  4. #dcd6bb
  5. #f6f5ee

Shades

#c2b789 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c2b789
  2. #afa57b
  3. #9b926e
  4. #888060
  5. #746e52
  6. #615c45
  7. #4e4937
  8. #3a3729
  9. #27251b
  10. #13120e
  11. #000000

Tints

#c2b789 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c2b789
  2. #c8be95
  3. #cec5a1
  4. #d4cdac
  5. #dad4b8
  6. #e1dbc4
  7. #e7e2d0
  8. #ede9dc
  9. #f3f1e7
  10. #f9f8f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c2b789 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c2b789
  2. #bbb288
  3. #b5ac87
  4. #aea786
  5. #a8a185
  6. #a19c85
  7. #9a9684
  8. #949183
  9. #8d8b82
  10. #878681
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbb7a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0b486 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3b88b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cbb0ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1b587 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3b88a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7b39e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c2b789 {
  color: #c2b789;
}
Background
.bg-c2b789 {
  background-color: #c2b789;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c2b789 {
  border: 2px solid #c2b789;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c2b789;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 183 137;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 32% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c2b789 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c2b789, #b0c289);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c2b789 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 183 137 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 2.24 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 2.55 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.58 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 7.74 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.88 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 9.24 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 11.16 #3d4876 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Ecru
#c2b789  rgb(194, 183, 137)  hsl(48, 32%, 65%)  Ecru
#8994c2  rgb(137, 148, 194)  hsl(228, 32%, 65%)  Cool Gray
#89c2b7  rgb(137, 194, 183)  hsl(168, 32%, 65%)  Opal
#b789c2  rgb(183, 137, 194)  hsl(288, 32%, 65%)  Wisteria