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#CFB978

#cfb978 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cfb978 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 72.55% green and 47.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.63% magenta, 42.03% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 44.83°, with 47.54% saturation and 64.12% 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 10.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 4.01.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.4932

Complementary

  1. #cfb978
  2. #788ecf

Split complementary

  1. #cfb978
  2. #78bacf
  3. #8e78cf

Analogous

  1. #cf8e78
  2. #cfb978
  3. #bacf78

Triadic

  1. #cfb978
  2. #78cfb9
  3. #b978cf

Tetradic

  1. #cfb978
  2. #8ecf78
  3. #788ecf
  4. #b978cf

Square

  1. #cfb978
  2. #78cf8e
  3. #788ecf
  4. #cf78ba

Monochromatic

  1. #806b2e
  2. #b99b42
  3. #cfb978
  4. #e3d6b0
  5. #f7f4e9

Shades

#cfb978 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cfb978
  2. #baa76c
  3. #a69460
  4. #918254
  5. #7c6f48
  6. #685d3c
  7. #534a30
  8. #3e3824
  9. #292518
  10. #15130c
  11. #000000

Tints

#cfb978 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cfb978
  2. #d4c086
  3. #d9c793
  4. #ddcea1
  5. #e2d5ae
  6. #e7dcbc
  7. #ece3c9
  8. #f1ead7
  9. #f5f1e4
  10. #faf8f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cfb978 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cfb978
  2. #c7b379
  3. #bfae7a
  4. #b7a87a
  5. #afa27b
  6. #a89d7c
  7. #a0977d
  8. #98917e
  9. #908b7e
  10. #88867f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3baa4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6b773 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ccbd7a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dcafa9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cab875 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cdbc79 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7b398 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cfb978 {
  color: #cfb978;
}
Background
.bg-cfb978 {
  background-color: #cfb978;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cfb978 {
  border: 2px solid #cfb978;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cfb978;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 185 120;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 48% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cfb978 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cfb978, #bacf78);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cfb978 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 185 120 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 4.01 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.31 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 5.69 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 6.98 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 7.27 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 7.41 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.42 #304687 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Ecru
#cfb978  rgb(207, 185, 120)  hsl(45, 48%, 64%)  Ecru
#788ecf  rgb(120, 142, 207)  hsl(225, 48%, 64%)  Glaucous
#78cfb9  rgb(120, 207, 185)  hsl(165, 48%, 64%)  Medium Aquamarine
#b978cf  rgb(185, 120, 207)  hsl(285, 48%, 64%)  Floral Lavender