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#C8B68C

#c8b68c ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#c8b68c is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 71.37% green and 54.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 30% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 42°, with 35.29% saturation and 66.67% 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 10.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 2.72.

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Relative luminance0.4763

Complementary

  1. #c8b68c
  2. #8c9ec8

Split complementary

  1. #c8b68c
  2. #8cbcc8
  3. #988cc8

Analogous

  1. #c8988c
  2. #c8b68c
  3. #bcc88c

Triadic

  1. #c8b68c
  2. #8cc8b6
  3. #b68cc8

Tetradic

  1. #c8b68c
  2. #9ec88c
  3. #8c9ec8
  4. #b68cc8

Square

  1. #c8b68c
  2. #8cc898
  3. #8c9ec8
  4. #c88cbc

Monochromatic

  1. #7f6b3d
  2. #af9558
  3. #c8b68c
  4. #e1d7c0
  5. #f8f6f1

Shades

#c8b68c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8b68c
  2. #b4a47e
  3. #a09270
  4. #8c7f62
  5. #786d54
  6. #645b46
  7. #504938
  8. #3c372a
  9. #28241c
  10. #14120e
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8b68c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8b68c
  2. #cebd98
  3. #d3c5a3
  4. #d9ccaf
  5. #ded3ba
  6. #e4dbc6
  7. #e9e2d1
  8. #efe9dd
  9. #f4f0e8
  10. #faf8f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8b68c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8b68c
  2. #c1b18b
  3. #baab8a
  4. #b2a688
  5. #aba087
  6. #a49b86
  7. #9d9685
  8. #969084
  9. #8e8b82
  10. #878581
  11. #808080

Readable text 2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #beb7a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0b589 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4ba8d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d2afab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c3b58a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6b88d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ceb29f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8b68c {
  color: #c8b68c;
}
Background
.bg-c8b68c {
  background-color: #c8b68c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8b68c {
  border: 2px solid #c8b68c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8b68c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 182 140;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 35% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8b68c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8b68c, #bcc88c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8b68c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 182 140 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 2.72 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 4.73 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.55 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 6.60 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.69 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 9.78 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.88 #374973 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Ecru
#c8b68c  rgb(200, 182, 140)  hsl(42, 35%, 67%)  Ecru
#8c9ec8  rgb(140, 158, 200)  hsl(222, 35%, 67%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#8cc8b6  rgb(140, 200, 182)  hsl(162, 35%, 67%)  Medium Aquamarine
#b68cc8  rgb(182, 140, 200)  hsl(282, 35%, 67%)  Wisteria