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#CEC19E

#cec19e ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#cec19e 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 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.31% magenta, 23.3% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 43.75°, with 32.88% saturation and 71.37% 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 11.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 5.72.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5373

Complementary

  1. #cec19e
  2. #9eabce

Split complementary

  1. #cec19e
  2. #9ec3ce
  3. #a99ece

Analogous

  1. #cea99e
  2. #cec19e
  3. #c3ce9e

Triadic

  1. #cec19e
  2. #9ecec1
  3. #c19ece

Tetradic

  1. #cec19e
  2. #abce9e
  3. #9eabce
  4. #c19ece

Square

  1. #cec19e
  2. #9ecea9
  3. #9eabce
  4. #ce9ec3

Monochromatic

  1. #8c7947
  2. #b4a16b
  3. #cec19e
  4. #e8e1d1
  5. #f8f6f1

Shades

#cec19e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cec19e
  2. #b9ae8e
  3. #a59a7e
  4. #90876f
  5. #7c745f
  6. #67614f
  7. #524d3f
  8. #3e3a2f
  9. #292720
  10. #151310
  11. #000000

Tints

#cec19e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cec19e
  2. #d3c7a8
  3. #d8cdb1
  4. #ddd4bb
  5. #e2dac5
  6. #e7e0cf
  7. #ebe6d8
  8. #f0ece2
  9. #f5f3ec
  10. #faf9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cec19e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cec19e
  2. #c6bb9b
  3. #beb498
  4. #b7ae95
  5. #afa792
  6. #a7a18f
  7. #9f9a8c
  8. #979489
  9. #908d86
  10. #888783
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7c1b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9bf9c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdc39f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d6bbb7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cbc09d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cdc29f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d3beae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cec19e {
  color: #cec19e;
}
Background
.bg-cec19e {
  background-color: #cec19e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cec19e {
  border: 2px solid #cec19e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cec19e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 193 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 33% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cec19e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cec19e, #c3ce9e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cec19e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 193 158 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 5.72 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.89 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 6.83 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 8.14 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 8.24 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 8.51 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 8.63 #313e61 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Ecru
#cec19e  rgb(206, 193, 158)  hsl(44, 33%, 71%)  Ecru
#9eabce  rgb(158, 171, 206)  hsl(224, 33%, 71%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#9ecec1  rgb(158, 206, 193)  hsl(164, 33%, 71%)  Opal
#c19ece  rgb(193, 158, 206)  hsl(284, 33%, 71%)  Wisteria