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#CFBF8E

#cfbf8e ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cfbf8e is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 74.9% green and 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.73% magenta, 31.4% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 45.23°, with 40.37% saturation and 68.43% 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 11.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 3.49.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5248

Complementary

  1. #cfbf8e
  2. #8e9ecf

Split complementary

  1. #cfbf8e
  2. #8ebecf
  3. #9e8ecf

Analogous

  1. #cf9e8e
  2. #cfbf8e
  3. #becf8e

Triadic

  1. #cfbf8e
  2. #8ecfbf
  3. #bf8ecf

Tetradic

  1. #cfbf8e
  2. #9ecf8e
  3. #8e9ecf
  4. #bf8ecf

Square

  1. #cfbf8e
  2. #8ecf9e
  3. #8e9ecf
  4. #cf8ebe

Monochromatic

  1. #8a763a
  2. #b8a158
  3. #cfbf8e
  4. #e6ddc4
  5. #f9f7f1

Shades

#cfbf8e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cfbf8e
  2. #baac80
  3. #a69972
  4. #918663
  5. #7c7355
  6. #686047
  7. #534c39
  8. #3e392b
  9. #29261c
  10. #15130e
  11. #000000

Tints

#cfbf8e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cfbf8e
  2. #d4c599
  3. #d9cca5
  4. #ddd2b0
  5. #e2d9bb
  6. #e7dfc7
  7. #ece5d2
  8. #f1ecdd
  9. #f5f2e8
  10. #faf9f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cfbf8e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cfbf8e
  2. #c7b98d
  3. #bfb28b
  4. #b7ac8a
  5. #afa688
  6. #a8a087
  7. #a09986
  8. #989384
  9. #908d83
  10. #888681
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6bfae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cabd8b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cec290 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9b7b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ccbe8c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cec18f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5baa5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cfbf8e {
  color: #cfbf8e;
}
Background
.bg-cfbf8e {
  background-color: #cfbf8e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cfbf8e {
  border: 2px solid #cfbf8e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cfbf8e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 191 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 40% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cfbf8e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cfbf8e, #becf8e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cfbf8e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 191 142 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 3.49 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 4.89 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 6.61 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.29 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 7.44 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 8.51 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.79 #304071 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Ecru
#cfbf8e  rgb(207, 191, 142)  hsl(45, 40%, 68%)  Ecru
#8e9ecf  rgb(142, 158, 207)  hsl(225, 40%, 68%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#8ecfbf  rgb(142, 207, 191)  hsl(165, 40%, 68%)  Seafoam Green
#bf8ecf  rgb(191, 142, 207)  hsl(285, 40%, 68%)  Wisteria