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#CFBB79

#cfbb79 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cfbb79 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 73.33% green and 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.66% magenta, 41.55% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 46.05°, with 47.25% saturation and 64.31% 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 4.22.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.5019

Complementary

  1. #cfbb79
  2. #798dcf

Split complementary

  1. #cfbb79
  2. #79b8cf
  3. #9079cf

Analogous

  1. #cf9079
  2. #cfbb79
  3. #b8cf79

Triadic

  1. #cfbb79
  2. #79cfbb
  3. #bb79cf

Tetradic

  1. #cfbb79
  2. #8dcf79
  3. #798dcf
  4. #bb79cf

Square

  1. #cfbb79
  2. #79cf90
  3. #798dcf
  4. #cf79b8

Monochromatic

  1. #816e2e
  2. #b99e42
  3. #cfbb79
  4. #e3d8b1
  5. #f7f4ea

Shades

#cfbb79 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cfbb79
  2. #baa86d
  3. #a69661
  4. #918355
  5. #7c7049
  6. #685e3d
  7. #534b30
  8. #3e3824
  9. #292518
  10. #15130c
  11. #000000

Tints

#cfbb79 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cfbb79
  2. #d4c286
  3. #d9c994
  4. #ddcfa1
  5. #e2d6af
  6. #e7ddbc
  7. #ece4c9
  8. #f1ebd7
  9. #f5f1e4
  10. #faf8f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cfbb79 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cfbb79
  2. #c7b57a
  3. #bfaf7a
  4. #b7a97b
  5. #afa37c
  6. #a89e7d
  7. #a0987d
  8. #98927e
  9. #908c7f
  10. #88867f
  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 #c4bba5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8b874 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdbf7b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dbb1ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cbb976 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cebd7a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7b599 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cfbb79 {
  color: #cfbb79;
}
Background
.bg-cfbb79 {
  background-color: #cfbb79;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cfbb79 {
  border: 2px solid #cfbb79;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cfbb79;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 187 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 47% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cfbb79 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cfbb79, #b8cf79);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cfbb79 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 187 121 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 4.22 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.14 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 5.16 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 6.68 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 7.91 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 8.00 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.36 #304486 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Ecru
#cfbb79  rgb(207, 187, 121)  hsl(46, 47%, 64%)  Ecru
#798dcf  rgb(121, 141, 207)  hsl(226, 47%, 64%)  Glaucous
#79cfbb  rgb(121, 207, 187)  hsl(166, 47%, 64%)  Medium Aquamarine
#bb79cf  rgb(187, 121, 207)  hsl(286, 47%, 64%)  Floral Lavender