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#CEBD89

#cebd89 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cebd89 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 74.12% green and 53.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.25% magenta, 33.5% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 45.22°, with 41.32% saturation and 67.25% 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 11.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 3.

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Relative luminance0.5132

Complementary

  1. #cebd89
  2. #899ace

Split complementary

  1. #cebd89
  2. #89bcce
  3. #9a89ce

Analogous

  1. #ce9a89
  2. #cebd89
  3. #bcce89

Triadic

  1. #cebd89
  2. #89cebd
  3. #bd89ce

Tetradic

  1. #cebd89
  2. #9ace89
  3. #899ace
  4. #bd89ce

Square

  1. #cebd89
  2. #89ce9a
  3. #899ace
  4. #ce89bc

Monochromatic

  1. #867338
  2. #b89f53
  3. #cebd89
  4. #e4dbbf
  5. #f9f7f1

Shades

#cebd89 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cebd89
  2. #b9aa7b
  3. #a5976e
  4. #908460
  5. #7c7152
  6. #675f45
  7. #524c37
  8. #3e3929
  9. #29261b
  10. #15130e
  11. #000000

Tints

#cebd89 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cebd89
  2. #d3c495
  3. #d8caa1
  4. #ddd1ac
  5. #e2d7b8
  6. #e7dec4
  7. #ebe5d0
  8. #f0ebdc
  9. #f5f2e7
  10. #faf8f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cebd89 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cebd89
  2. #c6b788
  3. #beb187
  4. #b7ab86
  5. #afa585
  6. #a79f85
  7. #9f9884
  8. #979283
  9. #908c82
  10. #888681
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4bdab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8bb85 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdc08b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9b5af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cbbc87 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cdbf8a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d4b8a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cebd89 {
  color: #cebd89;
}
Background
.bg-cebd89 {
  background-color: #cebd89;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cebd89 {
  border: 2px solid #cebd89;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cebd89;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 189 137;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 41% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cebd89 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cebd89, #bcce89);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cebd89 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 189 137 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 3.00 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 4.99 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 6.57 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.67 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 7.27 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.96 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 9.08 #314276 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Ecru
#cebd89  rgb(206, 189, 137)  hsl(45, 41%, 67%)  Ecru
#899ace  rgb(137, 154, 206)  hsl(225, 41%, 67%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#89cebd  rgb(137, 206, 189)  hsl(165, 41%, 67%)  Medium Aquamarine
#bd89ce  rgb(189, 137, 206)  hsl(285, 41%, 67%)  Floral Lavender