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#C8B68D

#c8b68d ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#c8b68d 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 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 29.5% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 41.69°, with 34.91% saturation and 66.86% 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 2.97.

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Relative luminance0.4766

Complementary

  1. #c8b68d
  2. #8d9fc8

Split complementary

  1. #c8b68d
  2. #8dbcc8
  3. #988dc8

Analogous

  1. #c8988d
  2. #c8b68d
  3. #bcc88d

Triadic

  1. #c8b68d
  2. #8dc8b6
  3. #b68dc8

Tetradic

  1. #c8b68d
  2. #9fc88d
  3. #8d9fc8
  4. #b68dc8

Square

  1. #c8b68d
  2. #8dc898
  3. #8d9fc8
  4. #c88dbc

Monochromatic

  1. #7f6b3d
  2. #af9559
  3. #c8b68d
  4. #e1d7c1
  5. #f8f6f1

Shades

#c8b68d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8b68d
  2. #b4a47f
  3. #a09271
  4. #8c7f63
  5. #786d55
  6. #645b47
  7. #504938
  8. #3c372a
  9. #28241c
  10. #14120e
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8b68d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8b68d
  2. #cebd98
  3. #d3c5a4
  4. #d9ccaf
  5. #ded3bb
  6. #e4dbc6
  7. #e9e2d1
  8. #efe9dd
  9. #f4f0e8
  10. #faf8f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8b68d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8b68d
  2. #c1b18c
  3. #baab8a
  4. #b2a689
  5. #aba088
  6. #a49b87
  7. #9d9685
  8. #969084
  9. #8e8b83
  10. #878581
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #beb7a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0b58a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4ba8e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d2afab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c3b58b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6b88e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ceb2a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8b68d {
  color: #c8b68d;
}
Background
.bg-c8b68d {
  background-color: #c8b68d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8b68d {
  border: 2px solid #c8b68d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8b68d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 182 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 35% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8b68d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8b68d, #bcc88d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8b68d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 182 141 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 2.97 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 4.63 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.70 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 6.59 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.95 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 9.77 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 10.08 #374972 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Ecru
#c8b68d  rgb(200, 182, 141)  hsl(42, 35%, 67%)  Ecru
#8d9fc8  rgb(141, 159, 200)  hsl(222, 35%, 67%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#8dc8b6  rgb(141, 200, 182)  hsl(162, 35%, 67%)  Medium Aquamarine
#b68dc8  rgb(182, 141, 200)  hsl(282, 35%, 67%)  Wisteria