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#CFBF9B

#cfbf9b ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#cfbf9b is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 74.9% green and 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.73% magenta, 25.12% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 41.54°, with 35.14% saturation and 70.98% 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 11.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 5.33.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5289

Complementary

  1. #cfbf9b
  2. #9babcf

Split complementary

  1. #cfbf9b
  2. #9bc5cf
  3. #a59bcf

Analogous

  1. #cfa59b
  2. #cfbf9b
  3. #c5cf9b

Triadic

  1. #cfbf9b
  2. #9bcfbf
  3. #bf9bcf

Tetradic

  1. #cfbf9b
  2. #abcf9b
  3. #9babcf
  4. #bf9bcf

Square

  1. #cfbf9b
  2. #9bcfa5
  3. #9babcf
  4. #cf9bc5

Monochromatic

  1. #8d7744
  2. #b69e67
  3. #cfbf9b
  4. #e8e0cf
  5. #f8f6f1

Shades

#cfbf9b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cfbf9b
  2. #baac8c
  3. #a6997c
  4. #91866d
  5. #7c735d
  6. #68604e
  7. #534c3e
  8. #3e392f
  9. #29261f
  10. #151310
  11. #000000

Tints

#cfbf9b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cfbf9b
  2. #d4c5a5
  3. #d9ccaf
  4. #ddd2b9
  5. #e2d9c3
  6. #e7dfcd
  7. #ece5d7
  8. #f1ece1
  9. #f5f2eb
  10. #faf9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cfbf9b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cfbf9b
  2. #c7b998
  3. #bfb296
  4. #b7ac93
  5. #afa690
  6. #a8a08e
  7. #a0998b
  8. #989388
  9. #908d85
  10. #888683
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6c0b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8be99 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ccc29c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d8b9b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cbbe9a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cdc19c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d4bbab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cfbf9b {
  color: #cfbf9b;
}
Background
.bg-cfbf9b {
  background-color: #cfbf9b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cfbf9b {
  border: 2px solid #cfbf9b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cfbf9b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 191 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 35% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cfbf9b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cfbf9b, #c5cf9b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cfbf9b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 191 155 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 5.33 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 5.57 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 6.45 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 7.32 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 8.06 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 8.79 #fad6a5 Sunset ΔE 9.10 #304064 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Ecru
#cfbf9b  rgb(207, 191, 155)  hsl(42, 35%, 71%)  Ecru
#9babcf  rgb(155, 171, 207)  hsl(222, 35%, 71%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#9bcfbf  rgb(155, 207, 191)  hsl(162, 35%, 71%)  Seafoam Green
#bf9bcf  rgb(191, 155, 207)  hsl(282, 35%, 71%)  Wisteria