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#CDC189

#cdc189 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cdc189 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 75.69% green and 53.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.85% magenta, 33.17% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 49.41°, with 40.48% saturation and 67.06% 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 11.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 4.21.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5293

Complementary

  1. #cdc189
  2. #8995cd

Split complementary

  1. #cdc189
  2. #89b7cd
  3. #9f89cd

Analogous

  1. #cd9f89
  2. #cdc189
  3. #b7cd89

Triadic

  1. #cdc189
  2. #89cdc1
  3. #c189cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdc189
  2. #95cd89
  3. #8995cd
  4. #c189cd

Square

  1. #cdc189
  2. #89cd9f
  3. #8995cd
  4. #cd89b7

Monochromatic

  1. #857738
  2. #b6a553
  3. #cdc189
  4. #e4ddbf
  5. #f9f7f1

Shades

#cdc189 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdc189
  2. #b9ae7b
  3. #a49a6e
  4. #908760
  5. #7b7452
  6. #676145
  7. #524d37
  8. #3e3a29
  9. #29271b
  10. #15130e
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdc189 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdc189
  2. #d2c795
  3. #d7cda1
  4. #dcd4ac
  5. #e1dab8
  6. #e6e0c4
  7. #ebe6d0
  8. #f0ecdc
  9. #f5f3e7
  10. #faf9f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdc189 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdc189
  2. #c5bb88
  3. #beb487
  4. #b6ae86
  5. #aea785
  6. #a7a185
  7. #9f9a84
  8. #979483
  9. #8f8d82
  10. #888781
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6c1ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ccbe85 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cfc28b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d7b9b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ccbf87 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cec28a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d3bca3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdc189 {
  color: #cdc189;
}
Background
.bg-cdc189 {
  background-color: #cdc189;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdc189 {
  border: 2px solid #cdc189;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdc189;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 193 137;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 40% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdc189 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdc189, #b7cd89);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdc189 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 193 137 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 4.21 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 4.33 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 5.51 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.64 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 8.59 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 8.71 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 8.90 #323e76 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Ecru
#cdc189  rgb(205, 193, 137)  hsl(49, 40%, 67%)  Ecru
#8995cd  rgb(137, 149, 205)  hsl(229, 40%, 67%)  Cool Gray
#89cdc1  rgb(137, 205, 193)  hsl(169, 40%, 67%)  Medium Turquoise
#c189cd  rgb(193, 137, 205)  hsl(289, 40%, 67%)  Wisteria