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#CDBD95

#cdbd95 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#cdbd95 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 74.12% green and 58.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.8% magenta, 27.32% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 42.86°, with 35.9% saturation and 69.41% 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 11.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 4.1.

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Relative luminance0.5154

Complementary

  1. #cdbd95
  2. #95a5cd

Split complementary

  1. #cdbd95
  2. #95c1cd
  3. #a195cd

Analogous

  1. #cda195
  2. #cdbd95
  3. #c1cd95

Triadic

  1. #cdbd95
  2. #95cdbd
  3. #bd95cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdbd95
  2. #a5cd95
  3. #95a5cd
  4. #bd95cd

Square

  1. #cdbd95
  2. #95cda1
  3. #95a5cd
  4. #cd95c1

Monochromatic

  1. #897440
  2. #b49d61
  3. #cdbd95
  4. #e6ddc9
  5. #f8f6f1

Shades

#cdbd95 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdbd95
  2. #b9aa86
  3. #a49777
  4. #908468
  5. #7b7159
  6. #675f4b
  7. #524c3c
  8. #3e392d
  9. #29261e
  10. #15130f
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdbd95 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdbd95
  2. #d2c4a0
  3. #d7caaa
  4. #dcd1b5
  5. #e1d7bf
  6. #e6deca
  7. #ebe5d5
  8. #f0ebdf
  9. #f5f2ea
  10. #faf8f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdbd95 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdbd95
  2. #c5b793
  3. #beb191
  4. #b6ab8f
  5. #aea58d
  6. #a79f8b
  7. #9f9888
  8. #979286
  9. #8f8c84
  10. #888682
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4beaf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6bb92 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cac096 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d6b6b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9bc93 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cbbf96 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d3b9a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdbd95 {
  color: #cdbd95;
}
Background
.bg-cdbd95 {
  background-color: #cdbd95;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdbd95 {
  border: 2px solid #cdbd95;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdbd95;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 189 149;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 36% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdbd95 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdbd95, #c1cd95);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdbd95 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 189 149 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 4.10 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.49 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 5.58 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 7.17 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 8.54 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.19 #fad6a5 Sunset ΔE 9.42 #32426a Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Ecru
#cdbd95  rgb(205, 189, 149)  hsl(43, 36%, 69%)  Ecru
#95a5cd  rgb(149, 165, 205)  hsl(223, 36%, 69%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#95cdbd  rgb(149, 205, 189)  hsl(163, 36%, 69%)  Seafoam Green
#bd95cd  rgb(189, 149, 205)  hsl(283, 36%, 69%)  Wisteria