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#DCC387

#dcc387 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dcc387 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 76.47% green and 52.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.36% magenta, 38.64% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 42.35°, with 54.84% saturation and 69.61% 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 12.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 5.78.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.56

Complementary

  1. #dcc387
  2. #87a0dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcc387
  2. #87cbdc
  3. #9987dc

Analogous

  1. #dc9987
  2. #dcc387
  3. #cbdc87

Triadic

  1. #dcc387
  2. #87dcc3
  3. #c387dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcc387
  2. #a0dc87
  3. #87a0dc
  4. #c387dc

Square

  1. #dcc387
  2. #87dc99
  3. #87a0dc
  4. #dc87cb

Monochromatic

  1. #9c7c2e
  2. #cba54c
  3. #dcc387
  4. #ede1c2
  5. #faf7ef

Shades

#dcc387 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcc387
  2. #c6b07a
  3. #b09c6c
  4. #9a895f
  5. #847551
  6. #6e6244
  7. #584e36
  8. #423b29
  9. #2c271b
  10. #16140e
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcc387 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcc387
  2. #e0c993
  3. #e3cf9f
  4. #e7d5ab
  5. #eadbb7
  6. #eee1c3
  7. #f1e7cf
  8. #f5eddb
  9. #f8f3e7
  10. #fcf9f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcc387 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcc387
  2. #d3bc86
  3. #cab686
  4. #c0af85
  5. #b7a884
  6. #aea284
  7. #a59b83
  8. #9c9482
  9. #928d81
  10. #898781
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cfc4b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d0c183 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7c889 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e9b9b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5c284 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9c688 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e4bda4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcc387 {
  color: #dcc387;
}
Background
.bg-dcc387 {
  background-color: #dcc387;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcc387 {
  border: 2px solid #dcc387;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcc387;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 195 135;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 55% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcc387 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcc387, #cbdc87);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcc387 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 195 135 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 5.78 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 6.00 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 6.74 #fad6a5 Sunset ΔE 7.25 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 7.71 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 7.96 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.02 #233c78 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Ecru
#dcc387  rgb(220, 195, 135)  hsl(42, 55%, 70%)  Ecru
#87a0dc  rgb(135, 160, 220)  hsl(222, 55%, 70%)  Cornflower Blue
#87dcc3  rgb(135, 220, 195)  hsl(162, 55%, 70%)  Seafoam Green
#c387dc  rgb(195, 135, 220)  hsl(282, 55%, 70%)  Floral Lavender