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#CFBF9E

#cfbf9e ≈ Tan

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#cfbf9e 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 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.73% magenta, 23.67% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 40.41°, with 33.79% saturation and 71.57% 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 11.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tan (#d2b48c), ΔE 5.56.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.53

Complementary

  1. #cfbf9e
  2. #9eaecf

Split complementary

  1. #cfbf9e
  2. #9ec6cf
  3. #a79ecf

Analogous

  1. #cfa79e
  2. #cfbf9e
  3. #c6cf9e

Triadic

  1. #cfbf9e
  2. #9ecfbf
  3. #bf9ecf

Tetradic

  1. #cfbf9e
  2. #aecf9e
  3. #9eaecf
  4. #bf9ecf

Square

  1. #cfbf9e
  2. #9ecfa7
  3. #9eaecf
  4. #cf9ec6

Monochromatic

  1. #8e7646
  2. #b69d6b
  3. #cfbf9e
  4. #e8e1d1
  5. #f8f6f1

Shades

#cfbf9e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cfbf9e
  2. #baac8e
  3. #a6997e
  4. #91866f
  5. #7c735f
  6. #68604f
  7. #534c3f
  8. #3e392f
  9. #292620
  10. #151310
  11. #000000

Tints

#cfbf9e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cfbf9e
  2. #d4c5a8
  3. #d9ccb1
  4. #ddd2bb
  5. #e2d9c5
  6. #e7dfcf
  7. #ece5d8
  8. #f1ece2
  9. #f5f2ec
  10. #faf9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cfbf9e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cfbf9e
  2. #c7b99b
  3. #bfb298
  4. #b7ac95
  5. #afa692
  6. #a8a08f
  7. #a0998c
  8. #989389
  9. #908d86
  10. #888683
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6c0b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7be9c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbc29f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d7b9b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cabe9d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cdc19f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d4bcad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cfbf9e {
  color: #cfbf9e;
}
Background
.bg-cfbf9e {
  background-color: #cfbf9e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cfbf9e {
  border: 2px solid #cfbf9e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cfbf9e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 191 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 34% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cfbf9e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cfbf9e, #c6cf9e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cfbf9e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 191 158 / 0.35);
}

#d2b48c Tan ΔE 5.56 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 6.06 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.15 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 7.51 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 8.17 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 8.46 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 8.53 #304061 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Tan
#cfbf9e  rgb(207, 191, 158)  hsl(40, 34%, 72%)  Tan
#9eaecf  rgb(158, 174, 207)  hsl(220, 34%, 72%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#9ecfbf  rgb(158, 207, 191)  hsl(160, 34%, 72%)  Opal
#bf9ecf  rgb(191, 158, 207)  hsl(280, 34%, 72%)  Wisteria