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#CFBE86

#cfbe86 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cfbe86 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 74.51% green and 52.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.21% magenta, 35.27% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 46.03°, with 43.2% saturation and 66.86% 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 11.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 3.42.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5181

Complementary

  1. #cfbe86
  2. #8697cf

Split complementary

  1. #cfbe86
  2. #86bbcf
  3. #9986cf

Analogous

  1. #cf9986
  2. #cfbe86
  3. #bbcf86

Triadic

  1. #cfbe86
  2. #86cfbe
  3. #be86cf

Tetradic

  1. #cfbe86
  2. #97cf86
  3. #8697cf
  4. #be86cf

Square

  1. #cfbe86
  2. #86cf99
  3. #8697cf
  4. #cf86bb

Monochromatic

  1. #877435
  2. #b9a14f
  3. #cfbe86
  4. #e5dbbd
  5. #f9f7f0

Shades

#cfbe86 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cfbe86
  2. #baab79
  3. #a6986b
  4. #91855e
  5. #7c7250
  6. #685f43
  7. #534c36
  8. #3e3928
  9. #29261b
  10. #15130d
  11. #000000

Tints

#cfbe86 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cfbe86
  2. #d4c592
  3. #d9cb9e
  4. #ddd2aa
  5. #e2d8b6
  6. #e7dfc3
  7. #ece5cf
  8. #f1ecdb
  9. #f5f2e7
  10. #faf9f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cfbe86 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cfbe86
  2. #c7b885
  3. #bfb285
  4. #b7ab84
  5. #afa584
  6. #a89f83
  7. #a09982
  8. #989382
  9. #908c81
  10. #888681
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5beab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cabc82 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cec188 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dab6af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ccbd84 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cec087 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d6b9a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cfbe86 {
  color: #cfbe86;
}
Background
.bg-cfbe86 {
  background-color: #cfbe86;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cfbe86 {
  border: 2px solid #cfbe86;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cfbe86;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 190 134;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 43% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cfbe86 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cfbe86, #bbcf86);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cfbe86 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 190 134 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 3.42 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.25 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.05 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 7.21 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.24 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 7.62 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 9.15 #304179 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Ecru
#cfbe86  rgb(207, 190, 134)  hsl(46, 43%, 67%)  Ecru
#8697cf  rgb(134, 151, 207)  hsl(226, 43%, 67%)  Cornflower Blue
#86cfbe  rgb(134, 207, 190)  hsl(166, 43%, 67%)  Medium Aquamarine
#be86cf  rgb(190, 134, 207)  hsl(286, 43%, 67%)  Floral Lavender