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#CAAE6E

#caae6e ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#caae6e 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 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.86% magenta, 45.54% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 41.74°, with 46.46% saturation and 61.18% 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 9.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 4.53.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.4395

Complementary

  1. #caae6e
  2. #6e8aca

Split complementary

  1. #caae6e
  2. #6eb8ca
  3. #806eca

Analogous

  1. #ca806e
  2. #caae6e
  3. #b8ca6e

Triadic

  1. #caae6e
  2. #6ecaae
  3. #ae6eca

Tetradic

  1. #caae6e
  2. #8aca6e
  3. #6e8aca
  4. #ae6eca

Square

  1. #caae6e
  2. #6eca80
  3. #6e8aca
  4. #ca6eb8

Monochromatic

  1. #745e2b
  2. #ac8b3f
  3. #caae6e
  4. #decda6
  5. #f3edde

Shades

#caae6e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #caae6e
  2. #b69d63
  3. #a28b58
  4. #8d7a4d
  5. #796842
  6. #655737
  7. #51462c
  8. #3d3421
  9. #282316
  10. #14110b
  11. #000000

Tints

#caae6e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #caae6e
  2. #cfb67d
  3. #d5be8b
  4. #dac69a
  5. #dfcea8
  6. #e5d7b7
  7. #eadfc5
  8. #efe7d4
  9. #f4efe2
  10. #faf7f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#caae6e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #caae6e
  2. #c3a970
  3. #bba572
  4. #b4a073
  5. #ac9c75
  6. #a59777
  7. #9e9279
  8. #968e7b
  9. #8f897c
  10. #87857e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcb09b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bcad69 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3b470 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d7a49e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2ad6b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6b26f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d2a88d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-caae6e {
  color: #caae6e;
}
Background
.bg-caae6e {
  background-color: #caae6e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-caae6e {
  border: 2px solid #caae6e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #caae6e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 174 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 46% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-caae6e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #caae6e, #b8ca6e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-caae6e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 174 110 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 4.53 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.10 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 6.50 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 6.59 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.57 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 7.96 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.20 #355191 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Ecru
#caae6e  rgb(202, 174, 110)  hsl(42, 46%, 61%)  Ecru
#6e8aca  rgb(110, 138, 202)  hsl(222, 46%, 61%)  Glaucous
#6ecaae  rgb(110, 202, 174)  hsl(162, 46%, 61%)  Medium Aquamarine
#ae6eca  rgb(174, 110, 202)  hsl(282, 46%, 61%)  Floral Lavender