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#DEC483

#dec483 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dec483 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 76.86% green and 51.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.71% magenta, 40.99% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 42.86°, with 57.96% 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 12.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 6.43.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5665

Complementary

  1. #dec483
  2. #839dde

Split complementary

  1. #dec483
  2. #83cbde
  3. #9783de

Analogous

  1. #de9783
  2. #dec483
  3. #cbde83

Triadic

  1. #dec483
  2. #83dec4
  3. #c483de

Tetradic

  1. #dec483
  2. #9dde83
  3. #839dde
  4. #c483de

Square

  1. #dec483
  2. #83de97
  3. #839dde
  4. #de83cb

Monochromatic

  1. #9e7d2a
  2. #cea747
  3. #dec483
  4. #eee1bf
  5. #fbf7ef

Shades

#dec483 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dec483
  2. #c8b076
  3. #b29d69
  4. #9b895c
  5. #85764f
  6. #6f6242
  7. #594e34
  8. #433b27
  9. #2c271a
  10. #16140d
  11. #000000

Tints

#dec483 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dec483
  2. #e1ca8f
  3. #e5d09c
  4. #e8d6a8
  5. #ebdcb5
  6. #efe2c1
  7. #f2e7cd
  8. #f5edda
  9. #f8f3e6
  10. #fcf9f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dec483 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dec483
  2. #d5bd83
  3. #cbb682
  4. #c2b082
  5. #b8a982
  6. #afa282
  7. #a69b81
  8. #9c9481
  9. #938e81
  10. #898780
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0c5af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2c27e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9c985 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebbab4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7c380 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dbc784 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6bea2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dec483 {
  color: #dec483;
}
Background
.bg-dec483 {
  background-color: #dec483;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dec483 {
  border: 2px solid #dec483;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dec483;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 196 131;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 58% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dec483 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dec483, #cbde83);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dec483 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 196 131 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 6.43 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 6.56 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 7.19 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 7.34 #fad6a5 Sunset ΔE 7.51 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.55 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 7.58 #213b7c Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Ecru
#dec483  rgb(222, 196, 131)  hsl(43, 58%, 69%)  Ecru
#839dde  rgb(131, 157, 222)  hsl(223, 58%, 69%)  Cornflower Blue
#83dec4  rgb(131, 222, 196)  hsl(163, 58%, 69%)  Seafoam Green
#c483de  rgb(196, 131, 222)  hsl(283, 58%, 69%)  Floral Lavender