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#CEC8AF

#cec8af ≈ Bone

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#cec8af is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 78.43% green and 68.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.91% magenta, 15.05% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 48.39°, with 24.03% saturation and 74.71% 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 12.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Bone (#e3dac9), ΔE 5.96.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5753

Complementary

  1. #cec8af
  2. #afb5ce

Split complementary

  1. #cec8af
  2. #afc5ce
  3. #b9afce

Analogous

  1. #ceb9af
  2. #cec8af
  3. #c5ceaf

Triadic

  1. #cec8af
  2. #afcec8
  3. #c8afce

Tetradic

  1. #cec8af
  2. #b5ceaf
  3. #afb5ce
  4. #c8afce

Square

  1. #cec8af
  2. #afceb9
  3. #afb5ce
  4. #ceafc5

Monochromatic

  1. #8d8357
  2. #b1a780
  3. #cec8af
  4. #ebe9de
  5. #f7f6f2

Shades

#cec8af mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cec8af
  2. #b9b49e
  3. #a5a08c
  4. #908c7b
  5. #7c7869
  6. #676458
  7. #525046
  8. #3e3c35
  9. #292823
  10. #151412
  11. #000000

Tints

#cec8af mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cec8af
  2. #d3ceb7
  3. #d8d3bf
  4. #ddd9c7
  5. #e2decf
  6. #e7e4d7
  7. #ebe9df
  8. #f0efe7
  9. #f5f4ef
  10. #fafaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cec8af mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cec8af
  2. #c6c1aa
  3. #bebaa6
  4. #b7b2a1
  5. #afab9c
  6. #a7a498
  7. #9f9d93
  8. #97968e
  9. #908e89
  10. #888785
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cac8be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cec6ae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cfc9b0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d3c4c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cec7ae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cfc8af ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d1c6ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cec8af {
  color: #cec8af;
}
Background
.bg-cec8af {
  background-color: #cec8af;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cec8af {
  border: 2px solid #cec8af;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cec8af;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 200 175;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 24% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cec8af {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cec8af, #c5ceaf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cec8af {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 200 175 / 0.35);
}

#e3dac9 Bone ΔE 5.96 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 6.19 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.90 #f0ead6 Eggshell ΔE 8.15 #f7e7ce Champagne ΔE 8.93 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 9.04 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 9.30 #313750 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Bone
#cec8af  rgb(206, 200, 175)  hsl(48, 24%, 75%)  Bone
#afb5ce  rgb(175, 181, 206)  hsl(228, 24%, 75%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#afcec8  rgb(175, 206, 200)  hsl(168, 24%, 75%)  Opal
#c8afce  rgb(200, 175, 206)  hsl(288, 24%, 75%)  Lilac