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#CAB985

#cab985 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cab985 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 72.55% green and 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.42% magenta, 34.16% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 45.22°, with 39.43% saturation and 65.69% 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 10.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 1.98.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.4895

Complementary

  1. #cab985
  2. #8596ca

Split complementary

  1. #cab985
  2. #85b9ca
  3. #9785ca

Analogous

  1. #ca9785
  2. #cab985
  3. #b9ca85

Triadic

  1. #cab985
  2. #85cab9
  3. #b985ca

Tetradic

  1. #cab985
  2. #96ca85
  3. #8596ca
  4. #b985ca

Square

  1. #cab985
  2. #85ca97
  3. #8596ca
  4. #ca85b9

Monochromatic

  1. #7f6d37
  2. #b39a50
  3. #cab985
  4. #e1d8ba
  5. #f8f6f0

Shades

#cab985 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cab985
  2. #b6a778
  3. #a2946a
  4. #8d825d
  5. #796f50
  6. #655d43
  7. #514a35
  8. #3d3828
  9. #28251b
  10. #14130d
  11. #000000

Tints

#cab985 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cab985
  2. #cfc091
  3. #d5c79d
  4. #daceaa
  5. #dfd5b6
  6. #e5dcc2
  7. #eae3ce
  8. #efeada
  9. #f4f1e7
  10. #faf8f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cab985 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cab985
  2. #c3b385
  3. #bbae84
  4. #b4a884
  5. #aca283
  6. #a59d83
  7. #9e9782
  8. #969182
  9. #8f8b81
  10. #878681
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c0b9a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4b781 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c9bc87 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d5b1ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6b883 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c9bb86 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d0b49d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cab985 {
  color: #cab985;
}
Background
.bg-cab985 {
  background-color: #cab985;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cab985 {
  border: 2px solid #cab985;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cab985;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 185 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 39% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cab985 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cab985, #b9ca85);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cab985 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 185 133 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 1.98 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 4.71 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.34 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 6.42 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 7.33 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.59 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 10.05 #35467a Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Ecru
#cab985  rgb(202, 185, 133)  hsl(45, 39%, 66%)  Ecru
#8596ca  rgb(133, 150, 202)  hsl(225, 39%, 66%)  Cool Gray
#85cab9  rgb(133, 202, 185)  hsl(165, 39%, 66%)  Medium Aquamarine
#b985ca  rgb(185, 133, 202)  hsl(285, 39%, 66%)  Floral Lavender