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#CDB978

#cdb978 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cdb978 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 72.55% green and 47.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.76% magenta, 41.46% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 45.88°, with 45.95% saturation and 63.73% 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 10.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 3.8.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.4903

Complementary

  1. #cdb978
  2. #788ccd

Split complementary

  1. #cdb978
  2. #78b7cd
  3. #8f78cd

Analogous

  1. #cd8f78
  2. #cdb978
  3. #b7cd78

Triadic

  1. #cdb978
  2. #78cdb9
  3. #b978cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdb978
  2. #8ccd78
  3. #788ccd
  4. #b978cd

Square

  1. #cdb978
  2. #78cd8f
  3. #788ccd
  4. #cd78b7

Monochromatic

  1. #7e6b2e
  2. #b59a43
  3. #cdb978
  4. #e2d6b0
  5. #f6f3e8

Shades

#cdb978 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdb978
  2. #b9a76c
  3. #a49460
  4. #908254
  5. #7b6f48
  6. #675d3c
  7. #524a30
  8. #3e3824
  9. #292518
  10. #15130c
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdb978 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdb978
  2. #d2c086
  3. #d7c793
  4. #dccea1
  5. #e1d5ae
  6. #e6dcbc
  7. #ebe3c9
  8. #f0ead7
  9. #f5f1e4
  10. #faf8f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdb978 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdb978
  2. #c5b379
  3. #beae7a
  4. #b6a87a
  5. #aea27b
  6. #a79d7c
  7. #9f977d
  8. #97917e
  9. #8f8b7e
  10. #88867f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2baa4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6b673 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbbd7a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9b0a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9b775 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ccbb79 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d4b398 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdb978 {
  color: #cdb978;
}
Background
.bg-cdb978 {
  background-color: #cdb978;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdb978 {
  border: 2px solid #cdb978;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdb978;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 185 120;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 46% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdb978 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdb978, #b7cd78);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdb978 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 185 120 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 3.80 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.08 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 5.09 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 6.51 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 7.79 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 7.82 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.44 #324687 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Ecru
#cdb978  rgb(205, 185, 120)  hsl(46, 46%, 64%)  Ecru
#788ccd  rgb(120, 140, 205)  hsl(226, 46%, 64%)  Glaucous
#78cdb9  rgb(120, 205, 185)  hsl(166, 46%, 64%)  Medium Aquamarine
#b978cd  rgb(185, 120, 205)  hsl(286, 46%, 64%)  Floral Lavender