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#CAAF6B

#caaf6b ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#caaf6b is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 68.63% green and 41.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.37% magenta, 47.03% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 42.95°, 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 9.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 4.78.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.4428

Complementary

  1. #caaf6b
  2. #6b86ca

Split complementary

  1. #caaf6b
  2. #6bb5ca
  3. #806bca

Analogous

  1. #ca806b
  2. #caaf6b
  3. #b5ca6b

Triadic

  1. #caaf6b
  2. #6bcaaf
  3. #af6bca

Tetradic

  1. #caaf6b
  2. #86ca6b
  3. #6b86ca
  4. #af6bca

Square

  1. #caaf6b
  2. #6bca80
  3. #6b86ca
  4. #ca6bb5

Monochromatic

  1. #735e29
  2. #ab8c3d
  3. #caaf6b
  4. #decda3
  5. #f2ecdc

Shades

#caaf6b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #caaf6b
  2. #b69e60
  3. #a28c56
  4. #8d7b4b
  5. #796940
  6. #655836
  7. #51462b
  8. #3d3520
  9. #282315
  10. #14120b
  11. #000000

Tints

#caaf6b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #caaf6b
  2. #cfb77a
  3. #d5bf89
  4. #dac797
  5. #dfcfa6
  6. #e5d7b5
  7. #eadfc4
  8. #efe7d3
  9. #f4efe1
  10. #faf7f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#caaf6b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #caaf6b
  2. #c3aa6d
  3. #bba66f
  4. #b4a171
  5. #ac9c73
  6. #a59876
  7. #9e9378
  8. #968e7a
  9. #8f897c
  10. #87857e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcb19a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bdad66 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4b56d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d7a59e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c3ae68 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6b26c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d2a98d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-caaf6b {
  color: #caaf6b;
}
Background
.bg-caaf6b {
  background-color: #caaf6b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-caaf6b {
  border: 2px solid #caaf6b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #caaf6b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 175 107;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 47% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-caaf6b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #caaf6b, #b5ca6b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-caaf6b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 175 107 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 4.78 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.16 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.89 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 7.22 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 7.42 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.51 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.56 #355094 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Ecru
#caaf6b  rgb(202, 175, 107)  hsl(43, 47%, 61%)  Ecru
#6b86ca  rgb(107, 134, 202)  hsl(223, 47%, 61%)  Glaucous
#6bcaaf  rgb(107, 202, 175)  hsl(163, 47%, 61%)  Medium Aquamarine
#af6bca  rgb(175, 107, 202)  hsl(283, 47%, 61%)  Medium Orchid