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#CFBC8B

#cfbc8b ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cfbc8b is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 73.73% green and 54.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.18% magenta, 32.85% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 43.24°, with 41.46% saturation and 67.84% 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 11.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 3.07.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.511

Complementary

  1. #cfbc8b
  2. #8b9ecf

Split complementary

  1. #cfbc8b
  2. #8bc0cf
  3. #9a8bcf

Analogous

  1. #cf9a8b
  2. #cfbc8b
  3. #c0cf8b

Triadic

  1. #cfbc8b
  2. #8bcfbc
  3. #bc8bcf

Tetradic

  1. #cfbc8b
  2. #9ecf8b
  3. #8b9ecf
  4. #bc8bcf

Square

  1. #cfbc8b
  2. #8bcf9a
  3. #8b9ecf
  4. #cf8bc0

Monochromatic

  1. #887238
  2. #b99d55
  3. #cfbc8b
  4. #e5dbc1
  5. #f9f7f1

Shades

#cfbc8b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cfbc8b
  2. #baa97d
  3. #a6966f
  4. #918461
  5. #7c7153
  6. #685e46
  7. #534b38
  8. #3e382a
  9. #29261c
  10. #15130e
  11. #000000

Tints

#cfbc8b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cfbc8b
  2. #d4c397
  3. #d9c9a2
  4. #ddd0ae
  5. #e2d7b9
  6. #e7dec5
  7. #ece4d1
  8. #f1ebdc
  9. #f5f2e8
  10. #faf8f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cfbc8b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cfbc8b
  2. #c7b68a
  3. #bfb089
  4. #b7aa88
  5. #afa487
  6. #a89e86
  7. #a09884
  8. #989283
  9. #908c82
  10. #888681
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5bdab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7ba88 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ccc08d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dab4af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cabb89 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cdbe8c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5b7a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cfbc8b {
  color: #cfbc8b;
}
Background
.bg-cfbc8b {
  background-color: #cfbc8b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cfbc8b {
  border: 2px solid #cfbc8b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cfbc8b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 188 139;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 41% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cfbc8b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cfbc8b, #c0cf8b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cfbc8b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 188 139 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 3.07 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 5.50 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.60 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 6.35 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.64 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.65 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 8.80 #304374 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Ecru
#cfbc8b  rgb(207, 188, 139)  hsl(43, 41%, 68%)  Ecru
#8b9ecf  rgb(139, 158, 207)  hsl(223, 41%, 68%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#8bcfbc  rgb(139, 207, 188)  hsl(163, 41%, 68%)  Medium Aquamarine
#bc8bcf  rgb(188, 139, 207)  hsl(283, 41%, 68%)  Floral Lavender