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#DBC587

#dbc587 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dbc587 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 77.25% green and 52.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.05% magenta, 38.36% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 44.29°, with 53.85% saturation and 69.41% 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 12.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 5.88.

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Relative luminance0.5674

Complementary

  1. #dbc587
  2. #879ddb

Split complementary

  1. #dbc587
  2. #87c7db
  3. #9b87db

Analogous

  1. #db9b87
  2. #dbc587
  3. #c7db87

Triadic

  1. #dbc587
  2. #87dbc5
  3. #c587db

Tetradic

  1. #dbc587
  2. #9ddb87
  3. #879ddb
  4. #c587db

Square

  1. #dbc587
  2. #87db9b
  3. #879ddb
  4. #db87c7

Monochromatic

  1. #9b7e2e
  2. #c9a94c
  3. #dbc587
  4. #ede1c2
  5. #faf7ef

Shades

#dbc587 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbc587
  2. #c5b17a
  3. #af9e6c
  4. #998a5f
  5. #837651
  6. #6e6344
  7. #584f36
  8. #423b29
  9. #2c271b
  10. #16140e
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbc587 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbc587
  2. #dfcb93
  3. #e2d19f
  4. #e6d6ab
  5. #e9dcb7
  6. #ede2c3
  7. #f1e8cf
  8. #f4eedb
  9. #f8f3e7
  10. #fbf9f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbc587 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbc587
  2. #d2be86
  3. #c9b786
  4. #c0b085
  5. #b7a984
  6. #aea384
  7. #a49c83
  8. #9b9582
  9. #928e81
  10. #898781
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cfc6b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2c383 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8c989 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e8bcb5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6c484 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9c888 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e3bfa5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbc587 {
  color: #dbc587;
}
Background
.bg-dbc587 {
  background-color: #dbc587;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbc587 {
  border: 2px solid #dbc587;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbc587;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 197 135;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 54% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbc587 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbc587, #c7db87);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbc587 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 197 135 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 5.88 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 7.17 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 7.17 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 7.23 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.44 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 7.62 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.62 #243a78 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Ecru
#dbc587  rgb(219, 197, 135)  hsl(44, 54%, 69%)  Ecru
#879ddb  rgb(135, 157, 219)  hsl(224, 54%, 69%)  Cornflower Blue
#87dbc5  rgb(135, 219, 197)  hsl(164, 54%, 69%)  Seafoam Green
#c587db  rgb(197, 135, 219)  hsl(284, 54%, 69%)  Floral Lavender