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#DCC17E

#dcc17e ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dcc17e is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 75.69% green and 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 12.27% magenta, 42.73% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 42.77°, with 57.32% 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 11.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 6.21.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.5486

Complementary

  1. #dcc17e
  2. #7e99dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcc17e
  2. #7ec8dc
  3. #927edc

Analogous

  1. #dc927e
  2. #dcc17e
  3. #c8dc7e

Triadic

  1. #dcc17e
  2. #7edcc1
  3. #c17edc

Tetradic

  1. #dcc17e
  2. #99dc7e
  3. #7e99dc
  4. #c17edc

Square

  1. #dcc17e
  2. #7edc92
  3. #7e99dc
  4. #dc7ec8

Monochromatic

  1. #987829
  2. #cca442
  3. #dcc17e
  4. #ecdeba
  5. #fbf7ef

Shades

#dcc17e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcc17e
  2. #c6ae71
  3. #b09a65
  4. #9a8758
  5. #84744c
  6. #6e613f
  7. #584d32
  8. #423a26
  9. #2c2719
  10. #16130d
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcc17e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcc17e
  2. #e0c78b
  3. #e3cd98
  4. #e7d4a5
  5. #eadab2
  6. #eee0bf
  7. #f1e6cb
  8. #f5ecd8
  9. #f8f3e5
  10. #fcf9f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcc17e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcc17e
  2. #d3bb7e
  3. #cab47e
  4. #c0ae7f
  5. #b7a77f
  6. #aea17f
  7. #a59a7f
  8. #9c947f
  9. #928d80
  10. #898780
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cec2ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d0bf79 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6c780 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eab7b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5c07b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9c47f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e4bb9f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcc17e {
  color: #dcc17e;
}
Background
.bg-dcc17e {
  background-color: #dcc17e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcc17e {
  border: 2px solid #dcc17e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcc17e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 193 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 57% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcc17e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcc17e, #c8dc7e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcc17e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 193 126 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 6.21 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 6.44 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.93 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 7.50 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 7.60 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 7.75 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.80 #233e81 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Ecru
#dcc17e  rgb(220, 193, 126)  hsl(43, 57%, 68%)  Ecru
#7e99dc  rgb(126, 153, 220)  hsl(223, 57%, 68%)  Cornflower Blue
#7edcc1  rgb(126, 220, 193)  hsl(163, 57%, 68%)  Medium Aquamarine
#c17edc  rgb(193, 126, 220)  hsl(283, 57%, 68%)  Floral Lavender