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#CFB987

#cfb987 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cfb987 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 52.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.63% magenta, 34.78% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 41.67°, with 42.86% 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 10.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 3.04.

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Relative luminance0.4971

Complementary

  1. #cfb987
  2. #879dcf

Split complementary

  1. #cfb987
  2. #87c1cf
  3. #9587cf

Analogous

  1. #cf9587
  2. #cfb987
  3. #c1cf87

Triadic

  1. #cfb987
  2. #87cfb9
  3. #b987cf

Tetradic

  1. #cfb987
  2. #9dcf87
  3. #879dcf
  4. #b987cf

Square

  1. #cfb987
  2. #87cf95
  3. #879dcf
  4. #cf87c1

Monochromatic

  1. #876e36
  2. #b99950
  3. #cfb987
  4. #e5d9be
  5. #f9f7f0

Shades

#cfb987 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cfb987
  2. #baa77a
  3. #a6946c
  4. #91825f
  5. #7c6f51
  6. #685d44
  7. #534a36
  8. #3e3829
  9. #29251b
  10. #15130e
  11. #000000

Tints

#cfb987 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cfb987
  2. #d4c093
  3. #d9c79f
  4. #ddceab
  5. #e2d5b7
  6. #e7dcc3
  7. #ece3cf
  8. #f1eadb
  9. #f5f1e7
  10. #faf8f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cfb987 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cfb987
  2. #c7b386
  3. #bfae86
  4. #b7a885
  5. #afa284
  6. #a89d84
  7. #a09783
  8. #989182
  9. #908b81
  10. #888681
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3baa9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5b884 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cabe89 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dab1ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9b885 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ccbc88 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d6b49e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cfb987 {
  color: #cfb987;
}
Background
.bg-cfb987 {
  background-color: #cfb987;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cfb987 {
  border: 2px solid #cfb987;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cfb987;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 185 135;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 43% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cfb987 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cfb987, #c1cf87);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cfb987 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 185 135 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 3.04 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 4.64 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 5.42 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 6.42 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.98 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.47 #fad6a5 Sunset ΔE 9.06 #304678 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Ecru
#cfb987  rgb(207, 185, 135)  hsl(42, 43%, 67%)  Ecru
#879dcf  rgb(135, 157, 207)  hsl(222, 43%, 67%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#87cfb9  rgb(135, 207, 185)  hsl(162, 43%, 67%)  Medium Aquamarine
#b987cf  rgb(185, 135, 207)  hsl(282, 43%, 67%)  Floral Lavender