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#D9C581

#d9c581 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#d9c581 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.1% red, 77.25% green and 50.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.22% magenta, 40.55% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 46.36°, with 53.66% saturation and 67.84% 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 12.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 6.21.

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Relative luminance0.5627

Complementary

  1. #d9c581
  2. #8195d9

Split complementary

  1. #d9c581
  2. #81c1d9
  3. #9981d9

Analogous

  1. #d99981
  2. #d9c581
  3. #c1d981

Triadic

  1. #d9c581
  2. #81d9c5
  3. #c581d9

Tetradic

  1. #d9c581
  2. #95d981
  3. #8195d9
  4. #c581d9

Square

  1. #d9c581
  2. #81d999
  3. #8195d9
  4. #d981c1

Monochromatic

  1. #947d2d
  2. #c7aa46
  3. #d9c581
  4. #ebe0bc
  5. #faf8ef

Shades

#d9c581 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d9c581
  2. #c3b174
  3. #ae9e67
  4. #988a5a
  5. #82764d
  6. #6d6341
  7. #574f34
  8. #413b27
  9. #2b271a
  10. #16140d
  11. #000000

Tints

#d9c581 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d9c581
  2. #ddcb8e
  3. #e1d19a
  4. #e4d6a7
  5. #e8dcb3
  6. #ece2c0
  7. #f0e8cd
  8. #f4eed9
  9. #f7f3e6
  10. #fbf9f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d9c581 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d9c581
  2. #d0be81
  3. #c7b781
  4. #beb081
  5. #b5a981
  6. #ada381
  7. #a49c80
  8. #9b9580
  9. #928e80
  10. #898780
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cec5ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3c27c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8c883 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e6bbb4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5c37e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d8c782 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e1bfa2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d9c581 {
  color: #d9c581;
}
Background
.bg-d9c581 {
  background-color: #d9c581;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d9c581 {
  border: 2px solid #d9c581;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d9c581;
  --color-primary-rgb: 217 197 129;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 54% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d9c581 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d9c581, #c1d981);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d9c581 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(217 197 129 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 6.21 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.39 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.41 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.41 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.54 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 7.50 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.74 #263a7e Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Ecru
#d9c581  rgb(217, 197, 129)  hsl(46, 54%, 68%)  Ecru
#8195d9  rgb(129, 149, 217)  hsl(226, 54%, 68%)  Cornflower Blue
#81d9c5  rgb(129, 217, 197)  hsl(166, 54%, 68%)  Turquoise
#c581d9  rgb(197, 129, 217)  hsl(286, 54%, 68%)  Floral Lavender