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#CFBD87

#cfbd87 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cfbd87 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 74.12% green and 52.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.7% magenta, 34.78% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 45°, 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 11.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 3.14.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5141

Complementary

  1. #cfbd87
  2. #8799cf

Split complementary

  1. #cfbd87
  2. #87bdcf
  3. #9987cf

Analogous

  1. #cf9987
  2. #cfbd87
  3. #bdcf87

Triadic

  1. #cfbd87
  2. #87cfbd
  3. #bd87cf

Tetradic

  1. #cfbd87
  2. #99cf87
  3. #8799cf
  4. #bd87cf

Square

  1. #cfbd87
  2. #87cf99
  3. #8799cf
  4. #cf87bd

Monochromatic

  1. #877336
  2. #b99f50
  3. #cfbd87
  4. #e5dbbe
  5. #f9f7f0

Shades

#cfbd87 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cfbd87
  2. #baaa7a
  3. #a6976c
  4. #91845f
  5. #7c7151
  6. #685f44
  7. #534c36
  8. #3e3929
  9. #29261b
  10. #15130e
  11. #000000

Tints

#cfbd87 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cfbd87
  2. #d4c493
  3. #d9ca9f
  4. #ddd1ab
  5. #e2d7b7
  6. #e7dec3
  7. #ece5cf
  8. #f1ebdb
  9. #f5f2e7
  10. #faf8f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cfbd87 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cfbd87
  2. #c7b786
  3. #bfb186
  4. #b7ab85
  5. #afa584
  6. #a89f84
  7. #a09883
  8. #989282
  9. #908c81
  10. #888681
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5beab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9bb83 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdc089 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dab5af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cbbc85 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cebf88 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d6b8a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cfbd87 {
  color: #cfbd87;
}
Background
.bg-cfbd87 {
  background-color: #cfbd87;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cfbd87 {
  border: 2px solid #cfbd87;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cfbd87;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 189 135;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 43% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cfbd87 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cfbd87, #bdcf87);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cfbd87 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 189 135 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 3.14 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.35 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.53 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 6.59 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 7.10 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.58 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 9.12 #304278 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Ecru
#cfbd87  rgb(207, 189, 135)  hsl(45, 43%, 67%)  Ecru
#8799cf  rgb(135, 153, 207)  hsl(225, 43%, 67%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#87cfbd  rgb(135, 207, 189)  hsl(165, 43%, 67%)  Medium Aquamarine
#bd87cf  rgb(189, 135, 207)  hsl(285, 43%, 67%)  Floral Lavender