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#CFC19B

#cfc19b ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#cfc19b is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 75.69% green and 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.76% magenta, 25.12% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 43.85°, with 35.14% 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 11.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 5.16.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5377

Complementary

  1. #cfc19b
  2. #9ba9cf

Split complementary

  1. #cfc19b
  2. #9bc3cf
  3. #a79bcf

Analogous

  1. #cfa79b
  2. #cfc19b
  3. #c3cf9b

Triadic

  1. #cfc19b
  2. #9bcfc1
  3. #c19bcf

Tetradic

  1. #cfc19b
  2. #a9cf9b
  3. #9ba9cf
  4. #c19bcf

Square

  1. #cfc19b
  2. #9bcfa7
  3. #9ba9cf
  4. #cf9bc3

Monochromatic

  1. #8d7944
  2. #b6a167
  3. #cfc19b
  4. #e8e1cf
  5. #f8f6f1

Shades

#cfc19b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cfc19b
  2. #baae8c
  3. #a69a7c
  4. #91876d
  5. #7c745d
  6. #68614e
  7. #534d3e
  8. #3e3a2f
  9. #29271f
  10. #151310
  11. #000000

Tints

#cfc19b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cfc19b
  2. #d4c7a5
  3. #d9cdaf
  4. #ddd4b9
  5. #e2dac3
  6. #e7e0cd
  7. #ece6d7
  8. #f1ece1
  9. #f5f3eb
  10. #faf9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cfc19b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cfc19b
  2. #c7bb98
  3. #bfb496
  4. #b7ae93
  5. #afa790
  6. #a8a18e
  7. #a09a8b
  8. #989488
  9. #908d85
  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 #cabf99 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdc49c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d8bbb7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ccc09a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cec39c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d4bdac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cfc19b {
  color: #cfc19b;
}
Background
.bg-cfc19b {
  background-color: #cfc19b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cfc19b {
  border: 2px solid #cfc19b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cfc19b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 193 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 35% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cfc19b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cfc19b, #c3cf9b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cfc19b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 193 155 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 5.16 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.61 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 6.55 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 7.91 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 8.03 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 8.64 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 9.22 #303e64 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Ecru
#cfc19b  rgb(207, 193, 155)  hsl(44, 35%, 71%)  Ecru
#9ba9cf  rgb(155, 169, 207)  hsl(224, 35%, 71%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#9bcfc1  rgb(155, 207, 193)  hsl(164, 35%, 71%)  Opal
#c19bcf  rgb(193, 155, 207)  hsl(284, 35%, 71%)  Wisteria