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#CABA96

#caba96 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#caba96 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 72.94% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.92% magenta, 25.74% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 41.54°, with 32.91% saturation and 69.02% 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 10.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 4.51.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.4988

Complementary

  1. #caba96
  2. #96a6ca

Split complementary

  1. #caba96
  2. #96c0ca
  3. #a096ca

Analogous

  1. #caa096
  2. #caba96
  3. #c0ca96

Triadic

  1. #caba96
  2. #96caba
  3. #ba96ca

Tetradic

  1. #caba96
  2. #a6ca96
  3. #96a6ca
  4. #ba96ca

Square

  1. #caba96
  2. #96caa0
  3. #96a6ca
  4. #ca96c0

Monochromatic

  1. #847043
  2. #b09963
  3. #caba96
  4. #e4dbc9
  5. #f8f6f1

Shades

#caba96 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #caba96
  2. #b6a787
  3. #a29578
  4. #8d8269
  5. #79705a
  6. #655d4b
  7. #514a3c
  8. #3d382d
  9. #28251e
  10. #14130f
  11. #000000

Tints

#caba96 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #caba96
  2. #cfc1a1
  3. #d5c8ab
  4. #dacfb6
  5. #dfd6c0
  6. #e5ddcb
  7. #eae3d5
  8. #efeae0
  9. #f4f1ea
  10. #faf8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#caba96 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #caba96
  2. #c3b494
  3. #bbae92
  4. #b4a98f
  5. #aca38d
  6. #a59d8b
  7. #9e9789
  8. #969187
  9. #8f8c84
  10. #878682
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1bbae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3b994 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7bd97 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d3b4b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6b995 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8bc97 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cfb6a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-caba96 {
  color: #caba96;
}
Background
.bg-caba96 {
  background-color: #caba96;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-caba96 {
  border: 2px solid #caba96;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #caba96;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 186 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 33% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-caba96 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #caba96, #c0ca96);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-caba96 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 186 150 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 4.51 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 5.19 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 6.03 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 7.28 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 9.29 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 9.97 #fad6a5 Sunset ΔE 10.04 #354569 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Ecru
#caba96  rgb(202, 186, 150)  hsl(42, 33%, 69%)  Ecru
#96a6ca  rgb(150, 166, 202)  hsl(222, 33%, 69%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#96caba  rgb(150, 202, 186)  hsl(162, 33%, 69%)  Opal
#ba96ca  rgb(186, 150, 202)  hsl(282, 33%, 69%)  Wisteria