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#CABE86

#cabe86 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cabe86 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 74.51% green and 52.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.94% magenta, 33.66% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 49.41°, with 39.08% saturation and 65.88% 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 11.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 3.56.

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Relative luminance0.511

Complementary

  1. #cabe86
  2. #8692ca

Split complementary

  1. #cabe86
  2. #86b4ca
  3. #9c86ca

Analogous

  1. #ca9c86
  2. #cabe86
  3. #b4ca86

Triadic

  1. #cabe86
  2. #86cabe
  3. #be86ca

Tetradic

  1. #cabe86
  2. #92ca86
  3. #8692ca
  4. #be86ca

Square

  1. #cabe86
  2. #86ca9c
  3. #8692ca
  4. #ca86b4

Monochromatic

  1. #7f7338
  2. #b3a151
  3. #cabe86
  4. #e1dbbb
  5. #f9f7f0

Shades

#cabe86 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cabe86
  2. #b6ab79
  3. #a2986b
  4. #8d855e
  5. #797250
  6. #655f43
  7. #514c36
  8. #3d3928
  9. #28261b
  10. #14130d
  11. #000000

Tints

#cabe86 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cabe86
  2. #cfc592
  3. #d5cb9e
  4. #dad2aa
  5. #dfd8b6
  6. #e5dfc3
  7. #eae5cf
  8. #efecdb
  9. #f4f2e7
  10. #faf9f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cabe86 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cabe86
  2. #c3b885
  3. #bbb285
  4. #b4ab84
  5. #aca584
  6. #a59f83
  7. #9e9982
  8. #969382
  9. #8f8c81
  10. #878681
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3beaa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9bb82 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ccbf88 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d4b6af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9bc84 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cbbf87 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d0b9a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cabe86 {
  color: #cabe86;
}
Background
.bg-cabe86 {
  background-color: #cabe86;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cabe86 {
  border: 2px solid #cabe86;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cabe86;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 190 134;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 39% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cabe86 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cabe86, #b4ca86);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cabe86 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 190 134 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 3.56 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 3.92 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 5.08 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.26 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 8.55 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 9.24 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 9.36 #354179 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Ecru
#cabe86  rgb(202, 190, 134)  hsl(49, 39%, 66%)  Ecru
#8692ca  rgb(134, 146, 202)  hsl(229, 39%, 66%)  Cool Gray
#86cabe  rgb(134, 202, 190)  hsl(169, 39%, 66%)  Medium Turquoise
#be86ca  rgb(190, 134, 202)  hsl(289, 39%, 66%)  Floral Lavender