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#DBC684

#dbc684 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dbc684 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 77.65% green and 51.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.59% magenta, 39.73% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 45.52°, with 54.72% saturation and 68.82% 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 12.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 6.3.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5711

Complementary

  1. #dbc684
  2. #8499db

Split complementary

  1. #dbc684
  2. #84c4db
  3. #9a84db

Analogous

  1. #db9a84
  2. #dbc684
  3. #c4db84

Triadic

  1. #dbc684
  2. #84dbc6
  3. #c684db

Tetradic

  1. #dbc684
  2. #99db84
  3. #8499db
  4. #c684db

Square

  1. #dbc684
  2. #84db9a
  3. #8499db
  4. #db84c4

Monochromatic

  1. #997f2d
  2. #caab49
  3. #dbc684
  4. #ece1bf
  5. #faf8ef

Shades

#dbc684 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbc684
  2. #c5b277
  3. #af9e6a
  4. #998b5c
  5. #83774f
  6. #6e6342
  7. #584f35
  8. #423b28
  9. #2c281a
  10. #16140d
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbc684 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbc684
  2. #dfcc90
  3. #e2d19d
  4. #e6d7a9
  5. #e9ddb5
  6. #ede3c2
  7. #f1e8ce
  8. #f4eeda
  9. #f8f4e6
  10. #fbf9f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbc684 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbc684
  2. #d2bf84
  3. #c9b883
  4. #c0b183
  5. #b7aa82
  6. #aea382
  7. #a49c82
  8. #9b9581
  9. #928e81
  10. #898780
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cfc7b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4c37f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9ca86 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e8bcb5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7c481 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dac885 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e3c0a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbc684 {
  color: #dbc684;
}
Background
.bg-dbc684 {
  background-color: #dbc684;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbc684 {
  border: 2px solid #dbc684;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbc684;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 198 132;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 55% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbc684 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbc684, #c4db84);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbc684 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 198 132 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 6.30 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.45 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.48 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.97 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.10 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 7.47 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 7.50 #24397b Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Ecru
#dbc684  rgb(219, 198, 132)  hsl(46, 55%, 69%)  Ecru
#8499db  rgb(132, 153, 219)  hsl(226, 55%, 69%)  Cornflower Blue
#84dbc6  rgb(132, 219, 198)  hsl(166, 55%, 69%)  Seafoam Green
#c684db  rgb(198, 132, 219)  hsl(286, 55%, 69%)  Floral Lavender