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#CAAE6B

#caae6b ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#caae6b is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 68.24% green and 41.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.86% magenta, 47.03% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 42.32°, with 47.26% saturation and 60.59% 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 9.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 4.87.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.4389

Complementary

  1. #caae6b
  2. #6b87ca

Split complementary

  1. #caae6b
  2. #6bb6ca
  3. #7f6bca

Analogous

  1. #ca7f6b
  2. #caae6b
  3. #b6ca6b

Triadic

  1. #caae6b
  2. #6bcaae
  3. #ae6bca

Tetradic

  1. #caae6b
  2. #87ca6b
  3. #6b87ca
  4. #ae6bca

Square

  1. #caae6b
  2. #6bca7f
  3. #6b87ca
  4. #ca6bb6

Monochromatic

  1. #735d29
  2. #ab8b3d
  3. #caae6b
  4. #decda3
  5. #f2ecdc

Shades

#caae6b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #caae6b
  2. #b69d60
  3. #a28b56
  4. #8d7a4b
  5. #796840
  6. #655736
  7. #51462b
  8. #3d3420
  9. #282315
  10. #14110b
  11. #000000

Tints

#caae6b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #caae6b
  2. #cfb67a
  3. #d5be89
  4. #dac697
  5. #dfcea6
  6. #e5d7b5
  7. #eadfc4
  8. #efe7d3
  9. #f4efe1
  10. #faf7f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#caae6b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #caae6b
  2. #c3a96d
  3. #bba56f
  4. #b4a071
  5. #ac9c73
  6. #a59776
  7. #9e9278
  8. #968e7a
  9. #8f897c
  10. #87857e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbb09a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bcac66 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3b46d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d7a49e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2ad68 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6b26c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d2a88c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-caae6b {
  color: #caae6b;
}
Background
.bg-caae6b {
  background-color: #caae6b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-caae6b {
  border: 2px solid #caae6b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #caae6b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 174 107;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 47% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-caae6b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #caae6b, #b6ca6b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-caae6b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 174 107 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 4.87 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.57 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 6.97 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 7.17 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.32 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.64 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.81 #355194 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Ecru
#caae6b  rgb(202, 174, 107)  hsl(42, 47%, 61%)  Ecru
#6b87ca  rgb(107, 135, 202)  hsl(222, 47%, 61%)  Glaucous
#6bcaae  rgb(107, 202, 174)  hsl(162, 47%, 61%)  Medium Aquamarine
#ae6bca  rgb(174, 107, 202)  hsl(282, 47%, 61%)  Amethyst