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#CEC19C

#cec19c ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#cec19c is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 75.69% green and 61.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.31% magenta, 24.27% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 44.4°, with 33.78% saturation and 70.98% 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 11.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 5.32.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5366

Complementary

  1. #cec19c
  2. #9ca9ce

Split complementary

  1. #cec19c
  2. #9cc2ce
  3. #a89cce

Analogous

  1. #cea89c
  2. #cec19c
  3. #c2ce9c

Triadic

  1. #cec19c
  2. #9ccec1
  3. #c19cce

Tetradic

  1. #cec19c
  2. #a9ce9c
  3. #9ca9ce
  4. #c19cce

Square

  1. #cec19c
  2. #9ccea8
  3. #9ca9ce
  4. #ce9cc2

Monochromatic

  1. #8c7945
  2. #b5a169
  3. #cec19c
  4. #e7e1cf
  5. #f8f6f1

Shades

#cec19c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cec19c
  2. #b9ae8c
  3. #a59a7d
  4. #90876d
  5. #7c745e
  6. #67614e
  7. #524d3e
  8. #3e3a2f
  9. #29271f
  10. #151310
  11. #000000

Tints

#cec19c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cec19c
  2. #d3c7a6
  3. #d8cdb0
  4. #ddd4ba
  5. #e2dac4
  6. #e7e0ce
  7. #ebe6d7
  8. #f0ece1
  9. #f5f3eb
  10. #faf9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cec19c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cec19c
  2. #c6bb99
  3. #beb496
  4. #b7ae94
  5. #afa791
  6. #a7a18e
  7. #9f9a8b
  8. #979488
  9. #908d86
  10. #888783
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7c1b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9bf9a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdc39d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d6bbb7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cbc09b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cdc29d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d3bdad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cec19c {
  color: #cec19c;
}
Background
.bg-cec19c {
  background-color: #cec19c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cec19c {
  border: 2px solid #cec19c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cec19c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 193 156;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 34% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cec19c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cec19c, #c2ce9c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cec19c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 193 156 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 5.32 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.47 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 6.87 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 8.11 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 8.42 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 8.53 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 9.06 #313e63 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Ecru
#cec19c  rgb(206, 193, 156)  hsl(44, 34%, 71%)  Ecru
#9ca9ce  rgb(156, 169, 206)  hsl(224, 34%, 71%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#9ccec1  rgb(156, 206, 193)  hsl(164, 34%, 71%)  Opal
#c19cce  rgb(193, 156, 206)  hsl(284, 34%, 71%)  Wisteria