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#C7BC86

#c7bc86 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#c7bc86 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.04% red, 73.73% green and 52.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.53% magenta, 32.66% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 49.85°, with 36.72% saturation and 65.29% 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 10.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 3.14.

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Relative luminance0.4983

Complementary

  1. #c7bc86
  2. #8691c7

Split complementary

  1. #c7bc86
  2. #86b1c7
  3. #9b86c7

Analogous

  1. #c79b86
  2. #c7bc86
  3. #b1c786

Triadic

  1. #c7bc86
  2. #86c7bc
  3. #bc86c7

Tetradic

  1. #c7bc86
  2. #91c786
  3. #8691c7
  4. #bc86c7

Square

  1. #c7bc86
  2. #86c79b
  3. #8691c7
  4. #c786b1

Monochromatic

  1. #7b7039
  2. #af9f52
  3. #c7bc86
  4. #dfd9ba
  5. #f7f6ef

Shades

#c7bc86 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c7bc86
  2. #b3a979
  3. #9f966b
  4. #8b845e
  5. #777150
  6. #645e43
  7. #504b36
  8. #3c3828
  9. #28261b
  10. #14130d
  11. #000000

Tints

#c7bc86 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c7bc86
  2. #cdc392
  3. #d2c99e
  4. #d8d0aa
  5. #ddd7b6
  6. #e3dec3
  7. #e9e4cf
  8. #eeebdb
  9. #f4f2e7
  10. #f9f8f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c7bc86 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c7bc86
  2. #c0b685
  3. #b9b085
  4. #b2aa84
  5. #aba484
  6. #a49e83
  7. #9c9882
  8. #959282
  9. #8e8c81
  10. #878681
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c0bca9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6b982 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cabd88 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d1b4ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7ba84 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c9bd87 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cdb79f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c7bc86 {
  color: #c7bc86;
}
Background
.bg-c7bc86 {
  background-color: #c7bc86;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c7bc86 {
  border: 2px solid #c7bc86;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c7bc86;
  --color-primary-rgb: 199 188 134;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 37% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c7bc86 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c7bc86, #b1c786);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c7bc86 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(199 188 134 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 3.14 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 3.24 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 5.10 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.50 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 8.55 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 9.45 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 9.94 #384379 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Ecru
#c7bc86  rgb(199, 188, 134)  hsl(50, 37%, 65%)  Ecru
#8691c7  rgb(134, 145, 199)  hsl(230, 37%, 65%)  Cool Gray
#86c7bc  rgb(134, 199, 188)  hsl(170, 37%, 65%)  Medium Turquoise
#bc86c7  rgb(188, 134, 199)  hsl(290, 37%, 65%)  Floral Lavender