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#C4B799

#c4b799 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#c4b799 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 71.76% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.63% magenta, 21.94% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 41.86°, with 26.71% saturation and 68.43% 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 10.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 5.68.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.479

Complementary

  1. #c4b799
  2. #99a6c4

Split complementary

  1. #c4b799
  2. #99bbc4
  3. #a199c4

Analogous

  1. #c4a199
  2. #c4b799
  3. #bbc499

Triadic

  1. #c4b799
  2. #99c4b7
  3. #b799c4

Tetradic

  1. #c4b799
  2. #a6c499
  3. #99a6c4
  4. #b799c4

Square

  1. #c4b799
  2. #99c4a1
  3. #99a6c4
  4. #c499bb

Monochromatic

  1. #7c6c48
  2. #a89569
  3. #c4b799
  4. #e0d9c9
  5. #f8f6f2

Shades

#c4b799 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c4b799
  2. #b0a58a
  3. #9d927a
  4. #89806b
  5. #766e5c
  6. #625c4d
  7. #4e493d
  8. #3b372e
  9. #27251f
  10. #14120f
  11. #000000

Tints

#c4b799 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c4b799
  2. #cabea3
  3. #d0c5ad
  4. #d6cdb8
  5. #dcd4c2
  6. #e2dbcc
  7. #e7e2d6
  8. #ede9e0
  9. #f3f1eb
  10. #f9f8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c4b799 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c4b799
  2. #bdb297
  3. #b6ac94
  4. #b0a792
  5. #a9a18f
  6. #a29c8d
  7. #9b968a
  8. #949188
  9. #8e8b85
  10. #878683
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdb8ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #beb697 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2ba9a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cbb2af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1b698 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3b99a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8b4a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c4b799 {
  color: #c4b799;
}
Background
.bg-c4b799 {
  background-color: #c4b799;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c4b799 {
  border: 2px solid #c4b799;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c4b799;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 183 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 27% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c4b799 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c4b799, #bbc499);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c4b799 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 183 153 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 5.68 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 6.36 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 6.43 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 8.85 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 9.82 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 10.19 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 10.69 #3b4866 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Ecru
#c4b799  rgb(196, 183, 153)  hsl(42, 27%, 68%)  Ecru
#99a6c4  rgb(153, 166, 196)  hsl(222, 27%, 68%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#99c4b7  rgb(153, 196, 183)  hsl(162, 27%, 68%)  Opal
#b799c4  rgb(183, 153, 196)  hsl(282, 27%, 68%)  Lilac