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#CFBA8A

#cfba8a ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cfba8a is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 72.94% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.14% magenta, 33.33% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 41.74°, with 41.82% saturation and 67.65% 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 11.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 3.13.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5022

Complementary

  1. #cfba8a
  2. #8a9fcf

Split complementary

  1. #cfba8a
  2. #8ac2cf
  3. #988acf

Analogous

  1. #cf988a
  2. #cfba8a
  3. #c2cf8a

Triadic

  1. #cfba8a
  2. #8acfba
  3. #ba8acf

Tetradic

  1. #cfba8a
  2. #9fcf8a
  3. #8a9fcf
  4. #ba8acf

Square

  1. #cfba8a
  2. #8acf98
  3. #8a9fcf
  4. #cf8ac2

Monochromatic

  1. #887038
  2. #b99a54
  3. #cfba8a
  4. #e5dac0
  5. #f9f6f1

Shades

#cfba8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cfba8a
  2. #baa77c
  3. #a6956e
  4. #918261
  5. #7c7053
  6. #685d45
  7. #534a37
  8. #3e3829
  9. #29251c
  10. #15130e
  11. #000000

Tints

#cfba8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cfba8a
  2. #d4c196
  3. #d9c8a1
  4. #ddcfad
  5. #e2d6b9
  6. #e7ddc5
  7. #ece3d0
  8. #f1eadc
  9. #f5f1e8
  10. #faf8f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cfba8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cfba8a
  2. #c7b489
  3. #bfae88
  4. #b7a987
  5. #afa386
  6. #a89d85
  7. #a09784
  8. #989183
  9. #908c82
  10. #888681
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4bbaa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5b987 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cabe8b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dab2ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9b988 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ccbd8b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d6b5a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cfba8a {
  color: #cfba8a;
}
Background
.bg-cfba8a {
  background-color: #cfba8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cfba8a {
  border: 2px solid #cfba8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cfba8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 186 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 42% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cfba8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cfba8a, #c2cf8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cfba8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 186 138 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 3.13 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 4.63 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 5.59 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 6.22 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.20 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.90 #fad6a5 Sunset ΔE 8.95 #304575 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Ecru
#cfba8a  rgb(207, 186, 138)  hsl(42, 42%, 68%)  Ecru
#8a9fcf  rgb(138, 159, 207)  hsl(222, 42%, 68%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#8acfba  rgb(138, 207, 186)  hsl(162, 42%, 68%)  Medium Aquamarine
#ba8acf  rgb(186, 138, 207)  hsl(282, 42%, 68%)  Floral Lavender