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#C8A970

#c8a970 ≈ Ecru

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#c8a970 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 66.27% green and 43.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.5% magenta, 44% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 38.86°, with 44.44% saturation and 61.18% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 5.23.

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Relative luminance0.4183

Complementary

  1. #c8a970
  2. #708fc8

Split complementary

  1. #c8a970
  2. #70bbc8
  3. #7d70c8

Analogous

  1. #c87d70
  2. #c8a970
  3. #bbc870

Triadic

  1. #c8a970
  2. #70c8a9
  3. #a970c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8a970
  2. #8fc870
  3. #708fc8
  4. #a970c8

Square

  1. #c8a970
  2. #70c87d
  3. #708fc8
  4. #c870bb

Monochromatic

  1. #735a2c
  2. #aa8541
  3. #c8a970
  4. #ddcaa7
  5. #f3ebdf

Shades

#c8a970 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8a970
  2. #b49865
  3. #a0875a
  4. #8c764e
  5. #786543
  6. #645538
  7. #50442d
  8. #3c3322
  9. #282216
  10. #14110b
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8a970 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8a970
  2. #ceb27e
  3. #d3ba8d
  4. #d9c39b
  5. #decba9
  6. #e4d4b8
  7. #e9ddc6
  8. #efe5d4
  9. #f4eee2
  10. #faf6f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8a970 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8a970
  2. #c1a572
  3. #baa173
  4. #b29d75
  5. #ab9976
  6. #a49578
  7. #9d907a
  8. #968c7b
  9. #8e887d
  10. #87847e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8ab98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7a96c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #beb072 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d59f9b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bea96d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2ad71 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d0a38c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8a970 {
  color: #c8a970;
}
Background
.bg-c8a970 {
  background-color: #c8a970;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8a970 {
  border: 2px solid #c8a970;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8a970;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 169 112;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 44% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8a970 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8a970, #bbc870);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8a970 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 169 112 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 5.23 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 5.45 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 5.67 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 5.75 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 7.80 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.28 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 8.37 #37568f Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Ecru
#c8a970  rgb(200, 169, 112)  hsl(39, 44%, 61%)  Ecru
#708fc8  rgb(112, 143, 200)  hsl(219, 44%, 61%)  United Nations Blue
#70c8a9  rgb(112, 200, 169)  hsl(159, 44%, 61%)  Medium Aquamarine
#a970c8  rgb(169, 112, 200)  hsl(279, 44%, 61%)  Floral Lavender