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#CFBE8F

#cfbe8f ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cfbe8f 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 56.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.21% magenta, 30.92% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 44.06°, with 40% saturation and 68.63% 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 11.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 3.43.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5208

Complementary

  1. #cfbe8f
  2. #8fa0cf

Split complementary

  1. #cfbe8f
  2. #8fc0cf
  3. #9e8fcf

Analogous

  1. #cf9e8f
  2. #cfbe8f
  3. #c0cf8f

Triadic

  1. #cfbe8f
  2. #8fcfbe
  3. #be8fcf

Tetradic

  1. #cfbe8f
  2. #a0cf8f
  3. #8fa0cf
  4. #be8fcf

Square

  1. #cfbe8f
  2. #8fcf9e
  3. #8fa0cf
  4. #cf8fc0

Monochromatic

  1. #8a753b
  2. #b89f59
  3. #cfbe8f
  4. #e6ddc5
  5. #f9f7f1

Shades

#cfbe8f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cfbe8f
  2. #baab81
  3. #a69872
  4. #918564
  5. #7c7256
  6. #685f48
  7. #534c39
  8. #3e392b
  9. #29261d
  10. #15130e
  11. #000000

Tints

#cfbe8f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cfbe8f
  2. #d4c59a
  3. #d9cba5
  4. #ddd2b1
  5. #e2d8bc
  6. #e7dfc7
  7. #ece5d2
  8. #f1ecdd
  9. #f5f2e9
  10. #faf9f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cfbe8f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cfbe8f
  2. #c7b88e
  3. #bfb28c
  4. #b7ab8b
  5. #afa589
  6. #a89f88
  7. #a09986
  8. #989385
  9. #908c83
  10. #888682
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6bfae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8bc8c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdc190 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9b7b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cbbd8d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cec090 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5baa5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cfbe8f {
  color: #cfbe8f;
}
Background
.bg-cfbe8f {
  background-color: #cfbe8f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cfbe8f {
  border: 2px solid #cfbe8f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cfbe8f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 190 143;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 40% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cfbe8f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cfbe8f, #c0cf8f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cfbe8f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 190 143 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 3.43 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.19 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 5.99 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 6.96 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.81 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 8.45 #fad6a5 Sunset ΔE 9.11 #304170 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Ecru
#cfbe8f  rgb(207, 190, 143)  hsl(44, 40%, 69%)  Ecru
#8fa0cf  rgb(143, 160, 207)  hsl(224, 40%, 69%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#8fcfbe  rgb(143, 207, 190)  hsl(164, 40%, 69%)  Seafoam Green
#be8fcf  rgb(190, 143, 207)  hsl(284, 40%, 69%)  Wisteria