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#DCC692

#dcc692 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dcc692 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 77.65% green and 57.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 33.64% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 42.16°, with 51.39% saturation and 71.76% 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 12.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 5.83.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5768

Complementary

  1. #dcc692
  2. #92a8dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcc692
  2. #92cddc
  3. #a192dc

Analogous

  1. #dca192
  2. #dcc692
  3. #cddc92

Triadic

  1. #dcc692
  2. #92dcc6
  3. #c692dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcc692
  2. #a8dc92
  3. #92a8dc
  4. #c692dc

Square

  1. #dcc692
  2. #92dca1
  3. #92a8dc
  4. #dc92cd

Monochromatic

  1. #a18134
  2. #c9a858
  3. #dcc692
  4. #efe4cc
  5. #faf7f0

Shades

#dcc692 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcc692
  2. #c6b283
  3. #b09e75
  4. #9a8b66
  5. #847758
  6. #6e6349
  7. #584f3a
  8. #423b2c
  9. #2c281d
  10. #16140f
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcc692 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcc692
  2. #e0cc9d
  3. #e3d1a8
  4. #e7d7b3
  5. #eaddbe
  6. #eee3c9
  7. #f1e8d3
  8. #f5eede
  9. #f8f4e9
  10. #fcf9f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcc692 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcc692
  2. #d3bf90
  3. #cab88e
  4. #c0b18d
  5. #b7aa8b
  6. #aea389
  7. #a59c87
  8. #9c9585
  9. #928e84
  10. #898782
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0c7b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2c48e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8ca94 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e8beb8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6c590 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9c993 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e3c1aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcc692 {
  color: #dcc692;
}
Background
.bg-dcc692 {
  background-color: #dcc692;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcc692 {
  border: 2px solid #dcc692;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcc692;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 198 146;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 51% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcc692 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcc692, #cddc92);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcc692 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 198 146 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 5.83 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 6.19 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 6.33 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 6.38 #fad6a5 Sunset ΔE 6.61 #ffdead Navajo White ΔE 7.28 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 7.46 #23396d Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Ecru
#dcc692  rgb(220, 198, 146)  hsl(42, 51%, 72%)  Ecru
#92a8dc  rgb(146, 168, 220)  hsl(222, 51%, 72%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#92dcc6  rgb(146, 220, 198)  hsl(162, 51%, 72%)  Seafoam Green
#c692dc  rgb(198, 146, 220)  hsl(282, 51%, 72%)  Wisteria