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#CEC19F

#cec19f ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#cec19f 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 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.31% magenta, 22.82% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 43.4°, with 32.41% saturation and 71.57% 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 5.93.

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Relative luminance0.5376

Complementary

  1. #cec19f
  2. #9facce

Split complementary

  1. #cec19f
  2. #9fc4ce
  3. #aa9fce

Analogous

  1. #ceaa9f
  2. #cec19f
  3. #c4ce9f

Triadic

  1. #cec19f
  2. #9fcec1
  3. #c19fce

Tetradic

  1. #cec19f
  2. #acce9f
  3. #9facce
  4. #c19fce

Square

  1. #cec19f
  2. #9fceaa
  3. #9facce
  4. #ce9fc4

Monochromatic

  1. #8c7948
  2. #b4a06c
  3. #cec19f
  4. #e8e2d2
  5. #f8f6f1

Shades

#cec19f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cec19f
  2. #b9ae8f
  3. #a59a7f
  4. #90876f
  5. #7c745f
  6. #676150
  7. #524d40
  8. #3e3a30
  9. #292720
  10. #151310
  11. #000000

Tints

#cec19f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cec19f
  2. #d3c7a9
  3. #d8cdb2
  4. #ddd4bc
  5. #e2dac5
  6. #e7e0cf
  7. #ebe6d9
  8. #f0ece2
  9. #f5f3ec
  10. #faf9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cec19f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cec19f
  2. #c6bb9c
  3. #beb499
  4. #b7ae96
  5. #afa793
  6. #a7a190
  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 #c7c1b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9c09d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ccc3a0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d6bbb8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cbc09e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cdc2a0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d3beae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cec19f {
  color: #cec19f;
}
Background
.bg-cec19f {
  background-color: #cec19f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cec19f {
  border: 2px solid #cec19f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cec19f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 193 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 32% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cec19f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cec19f, #c4ce9f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cec19f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 193 159 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 5.93 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 6.12 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 6.83 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 8.10 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 8.17 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 8.41 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 8.56 #313e60 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Ecru
#cec19f  rgb(206, 193, 159)  hsl(43, 32%, 72%)  Ecru
#9facce  rgb(159, 172, 206)  hsl(223, 32%, 72%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#9fcec1  rgb(159, 206, 193)  hsl(163, 32%, 72%)  Opal
#c19fce  rgb(193, 159, 206)  hsl(283, 32%, 72%)  Lilac