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#CFBD8D

#cfbd8d ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cfbd8d 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 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.7% magenta, 31.88% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 43.64°, with 40.74% saturation and 68.24% 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 11.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 3.23.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5158

Complementary

  1. #cfbd8d
  2. #8d9fcf

Split complementary

  1. #cfbd8d
  2. #8dc0cf
  3. #9c8dcf

Analogous

  1. #cf9c8d
  2. #cfbd8d
  3. #c0cf8d

Triadic

  1. #cfbd8d
  2. #8dcfbd
  3. #bd8dcf

Tetradic

  1. #cfbd8d
  2. #9fcf8d
  3. #8d9fcf
  4. #bd8dcf

Square

  1. #cfbd8d
  2. #8dcf9c
  3. #8d9fcf
  4. #cf8dc0

Monochromatic

  1. #89743a
  2. #b89e57
  3. #cfbd8d
  4. #e6dcc3
  5. #f9f7f1

Shades

#cfbd8d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cfbd8d
  2. #baaa7f
  3. #a69771
  4. #918463
  5. #7c7155
  6. #685f47
  7. #534c38
  8. #3e392a
  9. #29261c
  10. #15130e
  11. #000000

Tints

#cfbd8d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cfbd8d
  2. #d4c498
  3. #d9caa4
  4. #ddd1af
  5. #e2d7bb
  6. #e7dec6
  7. #ece5d1
  8. #f1ebdd
  9. #f5f2e8
  10. #faf8f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cfbd8d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cfbd8d
  2. #c7b78c
  3. #bfb18a
  4. #b7ab89
  5. #afa588
  6. #a89f87
  7. #a09885
  8. #989284
  9. #908c83
  10. #888681
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5bead ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8bb8a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ccc08e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9b5b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cbbc8b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cdbf8e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5b8a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cfbd8d {
  color: #cfbd8d;
}
Background
.bg-cfbd8d {
  background-color: #cfbd8d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cfbd8d {
  border: 2px solid #cfbd8d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cfbd8d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 189 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 41% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cfbd8d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cfbd8d, #c0cf8d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cfbd8d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 189 141 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 3.23 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.38 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 5.73 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 6.65 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.71 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 8.61 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.91 #304272 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Ecru
#cfbd8d  rgb(207, 189, 141)  hsl(44, 41%, 68%)  Ecru
#8d9fcf  rgb(141, 159, 207)  hsl(224, 41%, 68%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#8dcfbd  rgb(141, 207, 189)  hsl(164, 41%, 68%)  Medium Aquamarine
#bd8dcf  rgb(189, 141, 207)  hsl(284, 41%, 68%)  Wisteria