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#C8A965

#c8a965 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#c8a965 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 66.27% green and 39.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.5% magenta, 49.5% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 41.21°, with 47.37% saturation and 59.02% 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 9.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 5.9.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.4159

Complementary

  1. #c8a965
  2. #6584c8

Split complementary

  1. #c8a965
  2. #65b6c8
  3. #7765c8

Analogous

  1. #c87765
  2. #c8a965
  3. #b6c865

Triadic

  1. #c8a965
  2. #65c8a9
  3. #a965c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8a965
  2. #84c865
  3. #6584c8
  4. #a965c8

Square

  1. #c8a965
  2. #65c877
  3. #6584c8
  4. #c865b6

Monochromatic

  1. #6d5727
  2. #a5843b
  3. #c8a965
  4. #dcc89d
  5. #f0e8d6

Shades

#c8a965 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8a965
  2. #b4985b
  3. #a08751
  4. #8c7647
  5. #78653d
  6. #645533
  7. #504428
  8. #3c331e
  9. #282214
  10. #14110a
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8a965 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8a965
  2. #ceb274
  3. #d3ba84
  4. #d9c393
  5. #decba3
  6. #e4d4b2
  7. #e9ddc1
  8. #efe5d1
  9. #f4eee0
  10. #faf6f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8a965 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8a965
  2. #c1a568
  3. #baa16a
  4. #b29d6d
  5. #ab9970
  6. #a49573
  7. #9d9075
  8. #968c78
  9. #8e887b
  10. #87847d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8ab95 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8a85f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfb067 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d69e99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfa862 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3ad66 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d0a387 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8a965 {
  color: #c8a965;
}
Background
.bg-c8a965 {
  background-color: #c8a965;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8a965 {
  border: 2px solid #c8a965;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8a965;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 169 101;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 47% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8a965 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8a965, #b6c865);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8a965 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 169 101 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 5.90 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.37 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 7.27 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 7.29 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 7.53 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.55 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 7.69 #37569a Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Ecru
#c8a965  rgb(200, 169, 101)  hsl(41, 47%, 59%)  Ecru
#6584c8  rgb(101, 132, 200)  hsl(221, 47%, 59%)  Glaucous
#65c8a9  rgb(101, 200, 169)  hsl(161, 47%, 59%)  Medium Aquamarine
#a965c8  rgb(169, 101, 200)  hsl(281, 47%, 59%)  Amethyst