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#D3BE8D

#d3be8d ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#d3be8d is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 82.75% red, 74.51% green and 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.95% magenta, 33.18% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 42°, with 44.3% saturation and 69.02% 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 11.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 3.92.

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Relative luminance0.526

Complementary

  1. #d3be8d
  2. #8da2d3

Split complementary

  1. #d3be8d
  2. #8dc5d3
  3. #9b8dd3

Analogous

  1. #d39b8d
  2. #d3be8d
  3. #c5d38d

Triadic

  1. #d3be8d
  2. #8dd3be
  3. #be8dd3

Tetradic

  1. #d3be8d
  2. #a2d38d
  3. #8da2d3
  4. #be8dd3

Square

  1. #d3be8d
  2. #8dd39b
  3. #8da2d3
  4. #d38dc5

Monochromatic

  1. #907537
  2. #be9f56
  3. #d3be8d
  4. #e8ddc4
  5. #f9f7f0

Shades

#d3be8d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d3be8d
  2. #beab7f
  3. #a99871
  4. #948563
  5. #7f7255
  6. #6a5f47
  7. #544c38
  8. #3f392a
  9. #2a261c
  10. #15130e
  11. #000000

Tints

#d3be8d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d3be8d
  2. #d7c598
  3. #dccba4
  4. #e0d2af
  5. #e5d8bb
  6. #e9dfc6
  7. #ede5d1
  8. #f2ecdd
  9. #f6f2e8
  10. #fbf9f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d3be8d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d3be8d
  2. #cbb88c
  3. #c2b28a
  4. #baab89
  5. #b2a588
  6. #aa9f87
  7. #a19985
  8. #999384
  9. #918c83
  10. #888681
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8bfae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9bd8a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cfc28e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #deb6b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cdbd8b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d0c18e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dab9a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d3be8d {
  color: #d3be8d;
}
Background
.bg-d3be8d {
  background-color: #d3be8d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d3be8d {
  border: 2px solid #d3be8d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d3be8d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 211 190 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 44% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d3be8d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d3be8d, #c5d38d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d3be8d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(211 190 141 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 3.92 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 5.11 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 5.69 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 6.46 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 8.08 #fad6a5 Sunset ΔE 8.16 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.31 #2c4172 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Ecru
#d3be8d  rgb(211, 190, 141)  hsl(42, 44%, 69%)  Ecru
#8da2d3  rgb(141, 162, 211)  hsl(222, 44%, 69%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#8dd3be  rgb(141, 211, 190)  hsl(162, 44%, 69%)  Seafoam Green
#be8dd3  rgb(190, 141, 211)  hsl(282, 44%, 69%)  Wisteria