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#CFC19E

#cfc19e ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#cfc19e 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 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.76% magenta, 23.67% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 42.86°, with 33.79% 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 11.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 5.76.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5387

Complementary

  1. #cfc19e
  2. #9eaccf

Split complementary

  1. #cfc19e
  2. #9ec4cf
  3. #a99ecf

Analogous

  1. #cfa99e
  2. #cfc19e
  3. #c4cf9e

Triadic

  1. #cfc19e
  2. #9ecfc1
  3. #c19ecf

Tetradic

  1. #cfc19e
  2. #accf9e
  3. #9eaccf
  4. #c19ecf

Square

  1. #cfc19e
  2. #9ecfa9
  3. #9eaccf
  4. #cf9ec4

Monochromatic

  1. #8e7946
  2. #b6a06b
  3. #cfc19e
  4. #e8e2d1
  5. #f8f6f1

Shades

#cfc19e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cfc19e
  2. #baae8e
  3. #a69a7e
  4. #91876f
  5. #7c745f
  6. #68614f
  7. #534d3f
  8. #3e3a2f
  9. #292720
  10. #151310
  11. #000000

Tints

#cfc19e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cfc19e
  2. #d4c7a8
  3. #d9cdb1
  4. #ddd4bb
  5. #e2dac5
  6. #e7e0cf
  7. #ece6d8
  8. #f1ece2
  9. #f5f3ec
  10. #faf9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cfc19e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cfc19e
  2. #c7bb9b
  3. #bfb498
  4. #b7ae95
  5. #afa792
  6. #a8a18f
  7. #a09a8c
  8. #989489
  9. #908d86
  10. #888783
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7c2b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9c09c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdc49f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d7bbb7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ccc09d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cec39f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d4beae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cfc19e {
  color: #cfc19e;
}
Background
.bg-cfc19e {
  background-color: #cfc19e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cfc19e {
  border: 2px solid #cfc19e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cfc19e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 193 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 34% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cfc19e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cfc19e, #c4cf9e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cfc19e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 193 158 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 5.76 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 6.21 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 6.47 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 7.94 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 8.15 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 8.21 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 8.58 #303e61 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Ecru
#cfc19e  rgb(207, 193, 158)  hsl(43, 34%, 72%)  Ecru
#9eaccf  rgb(158, 172, 207)  hsl(223, 34%, 72%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#9ecfc1  rgb(158, 207, 193)  hsl(163, 34%, 72%)  Opal
#c19ecf  rgb(193, 158, 207)  hsl(283, 34%, 72%)  Wisteria