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#CAAB72

#caab72 ≈ Ecru

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#caab72 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 67.06% green and 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.35% magenta, 43.56% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 38.86°, with 45.36% saturation and 61.96% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 5.05.

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Relative luminance0.429

Complementary

  1. #caab72
  2. #7291ca

Split complementary

  1. #caab72
  2. #72bdca
  3. #7f72ca

Analogous

  1. #ca7f72
  2. #caab72
  3. #bdca72

Triadic

  1. #caab72
  2. #72caab
  3. #ab72ca

Tetradic

  1. #caab72
  2. #91ca72
  3. #7291ca
  4. #ab72ca

Square

  1. #caab72
  2. #72ca7f
  3. #7291ca
  4. #ca72bd

Monochromatic

  1. #765c2d
  2. #ae8841
  3. #caab72
  4. #dfccaa
  5. #f4ede1

Shades

#caab72 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #caab72
  2. #b69a67
  3. #a2895b
  4. #8d7850
  5. #796744
  6. #655639
  7. #51442e
  8. #3d3322
  9. #282217
  10. #14110b
  11. #000000

Tints

#caab72 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #caab72
  2. #cfb380
  3. #d5bc8e
  4. #dac49c
  5. #dfcdaa
  6. #e5d5b9
  7. #eaddc7
  8. #efe6d5
  9. #f4eee3
  10. #faf7f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#caab72 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #caab72
  2. #c3a773
  3. #bba275
  4. #b49e76
  5. #ac9a78
  6. #a59679
  7. #9e917a
  8. #968d7c
  9. #8f897d
  10. #87847f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #baad9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9aa6e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0b274 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d7a19d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0ab6f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4af73 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d2a58e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-caab72 {
  color: #caab72;
}
Background
.bg-caab72 {
  background-color: #caab72;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-caab72 {
  border: 2px solid #caab72;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #caab72;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 171 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 45% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-caab72 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #caab72, #bdca72);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-caab72 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 171 114 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 5.05 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 5.13 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 5.31 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 6.06 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 7.74 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.19 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 8.26 #35548d Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Ecru
#caab72  rgb(202, 171, 114)  hsl(39, 45%, 62%)  Ecru
#7291ca  rgb(114, 145, 202)  hsl(219, 45%, 62%)  Cornflower Blue
#72caab  rgb(114, 202, 171)  hsl(159, 45%, 62%)  Medium Aquamarine
#ab72ca  rgb(171, 114, 202)  hsl(279, 45%, 62%)  Floral Lavender