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#DDC487

#ddc487 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ddc487 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 76.86% green and 52.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.31% magenta, 38.91% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 42.56°, with 55.84% saturation and 69.8% 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 12.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 6.03.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.566

Complementary

  1. #ddc487
  2. #87a0dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddc487
  2. #87cbdd
  3. #9987dd

Analogous

  1. #dd9987
  2. #ddc487
  3. #cbdd87

Triadic

  1. #ddc487
  2. #87ddc4
  3. #c487dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddc487
  2. #a0dd87
  3. #87a0dd
  4. #c487dd

Square

  1. #ddc487
  2. #87dd99
  3. #87a0dd
  4. #dd87cb

Monochromatic

  1. #9e7d2d
  2. #cca74b
  3. #ddc487
  4. #eee1c3
  5. #faf7ef

Shades

#ddc487 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddc487
  2. #c7b07a
  3. #b19d6c
  4. #9b895f
  5. #857651
  6. #6f6244
  7. #584e36
  8. #423b29
  9. #2c271b
  10. #16140e
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddc487 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddc487
  2. #e0ca93
  3. #e4d09f
  4. #e7d6ab
  5. #ebdcb7
  6. #eee2c3
  7. #f1e7cf
  8. #f5eddb
  9. #f8f3e7
  10. #fcf9f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddc487 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddc487
  2. #d4bd86
  3. #cab686
  4. #c1b085
  5. #b8a984
  6. #afa284
  7. #a59b83
  8. #9c9482
  9. #938e81
  10. #898781
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0c5b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2c283 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8c989 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eabab4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6c384 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dac788 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5bea4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddc487 {
  color: #ddc487;
}
Background
.bg-ddc487 {
  background-color: #ddc487;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddc487 {
  border: 2px solid #ddc487;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddc487;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 196 135;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 56% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddc487 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddc487, #cbdd87);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddc487 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 196 135 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 6.03 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 6.22 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 7.03 #fad6a5 Sunset ΔE 7.20 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 7.63 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 7.65 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 7.78 #223b78 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Ecru
#ddc487  rgb(221, 196, 135)  hsl(43, 56%, 70%)  Ecru
#87a0dd  rgb(135, 160, 221)  hsl(223, 56%, 70%)  Cornflower Blue
#87ddc4  rgb(135, 221, 196)  hsl(163, 56%, 70%)  Seafoam Green
#c487dd  rgb(196, 135, 221)  hsl(283, 56%, 70%)  Floral Lavender