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#DCC480

#dcc480 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dcc480 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 76.86% green and 50.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.91% magenta, 41.82% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 44.35°, with 56.79% saturation and 68.24% 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 6.4.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5625

Complementary

  1. #dcc480
  2. #8098dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcc480
  2. #80c6dc
  3. #9680dc

Analogous

  1. #dc9680
  2. #dcc480
  3. #c6dc80

Triadic

  1. #dcc480
  2. #80dcc4
  3. #c480dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcc480
  2. #98dc80
  3. #8098dc
  4. #c480dc

Square

  1. #dcc480
  2. #80dc96
  3. #8098dc
  4. #dc80c6

Monochromatic

  1. #997c2a
  2. #cba844
  3. #dcc480
  4. #ede0bc
  5. #fbf8ef

Shades

#dcc480 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcc480
  2. #c6b073
  3. #b09d66
  4. #9a895a
  5. #84764d
  6. #6e6240
  7. #584e33
  8. #423b26
  9. #2c271a
  10. #16140d
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcc480 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcc480
  2. #e0ca8d
  3. #e3d099
  4. #e7d6a6
  5. #eadcb3
  6. #eee2c0
  7. #f1e7cc
  8. #f5edd9
  9. #f8f3e6
  10. #fcf9f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcc480 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcc480
  2. #d3bd80
  3. #cab680
  4. #c0b080
  5. #b7a980
  6. #aea280
  7. #a59b80
  8. #9c9480
  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 #cfc5ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2c27b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8c982 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e9bab3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6c37d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dac781 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e4bea1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcc480 {
  color: #dcc480;
}
Background
.bg-dcc480 {
  background-color: #dcc480;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcc480 {
  border: 2px solid #dcc480;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcc480;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 196 128;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 57% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcc480 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcc480, #c6dc80);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcc480 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 196 128 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 6.40 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.70 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.80 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.81 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.27 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 7.44 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 7.50 #233b7f Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Ecru
#dcc480  rgb(220, 196, 128)  hsl(44, 57%, 68%)  Ecru
#8098dc  rgb(128, 152, 220)  hsl(224, 57%, 68%)  Cornflower Blue
#80dcc4  rgb(128, 220, 196)  hsl(164, 57%, 68%)  Medium Aquamarine
#c480dc  rgb(196, 128, 220)  hsl(284, 57%, 68%)  Floral Lavender