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#DCC485

#dcc485 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dcc485 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 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.91% magenta, 39.55% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 43.45°, with 55.41% saturation and 69.22% 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 12.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 6.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5639

Complementary

  1. #dcc485
  2. #859ddc

Split complementary

  1. #dcc485
  2. #85c9dc
  3. #9985dc

Analogous

  1. #dc9985
  2. #dcc485
  3. #c9dc85

Triadic

  1. #dcc485
  2. #85dcc4
  3. #c485dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcc485
  2. #9ddc85
  3. #859ddc
  4. #c485dc

Square

  1. #dcc485
  2. #85dc99
  3. #859ddc
  4. #dc85c9

Monochromatic

  1. #9b7d2d
  2. #cba74a
  3. #dcc485
  4. #ede1c0
  5. #faf7ef

Shades

#dcc485 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcc485
  2. #c6b078
  3. #b09d6a
  4. #9a895d
  5. #847650
  6. #6e6243
  7. #584e35
  8. #423b28
  9. #2c271b
  10. #16140d
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcc485 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcc485
  2. #e0ca91
  3. #e3d09d
  4. #e7d6aa
  5. #eadcb6
  6. #eee2c2
  7. #f1e7ce
  8. #f5edda
  9. #f8f3e7
  10. #fcf9f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcc485 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcc485
  2. #d3bd85
  3. #cab684
  4. #c0b084
  5. #b7a983
  6. #aea283
  7. #a59b82
  8. #9c9482
  9. #928e81
  10. #898781
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cfc5b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2c280 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8c987 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e9bab4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6c382 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9c786 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e4bea3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcc485 {
  color: #dcc485;
}
Background
.bg-dcc485 {
  background-color: #dcc485;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcc485 {
  border: 2px solid #dcc485;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcc485;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 196 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 55% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcc485 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcc485, #c9dc85);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcc485 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 196 133 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 6.00 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 6.74 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 7.30 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 7.41 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 7.49 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.54 #fad6a5 Sunset ΔE 7.68 #233b7a Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Ecru
#dcc485  rgb(220, 196, 133)  hsl(43, 55%, 69%)  Ecru
#859ddc  rgb(133, 157, 220)  hsl(223, 55%, 69%)  Cornflower Blue
#85dcc4  rgb(133, 220, 196)  hsl(163, 55%, 69%)  Seafoam Green
#c485dc  rgb(196, 133, 220)  hsl(283, 55%, 69%)  Floral Lavender