All About Color Ecru

#C2B280

Ecru is a soft and creamy beige color. It's a versatile and timeless color, ideal for creating a classic and sophisticated ambiance.

About Ecru

Ecru is a light yellow color with the hex code #C2B280. In RGB it is red 194, green 178, blue 128; in HSL it is hue 45°, saturation 35%, lightness 63%; in CMYK it is 0%, 8%, 34%, 24%. Its contrast ratio is 2.11:1 on white and 9.97:1 on black.

#C2B280 Color Conversion

Hex tripletC2, B2, 80
CMYK0.00%, 8.25%, 34.02%, 23.92%
RGB Decimal194, 178, 128
HSL45°, 35%, 63%
RGB Octal302, 262, 200
HSV (HSB)45.45°, 34.02%, 76.08%
RGB Binary11000010, 10110010, 10000000
CIE-L*AB72.81, -1.75, 27.67
RGB Percent76.08%, 69.80%, 50.20%
CIE-L*CH72.81, 27.73, 93.61
XYZ42.06, 44.87, 26.87
CIE-L*UV72.81, 12.90, 37.09
xyY0.37, 0.39, 44.87
Hunter-Lab66.98, -5.13, 23.11
RYB58.48%, 76.08%, 50.20%

Color Accessibility Scores

#C2B280 on a dark background: contrast 9.97:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#C2B280 on a light background: contrast 2.11:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of Ecru, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around Ecru. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#C2B280 · #E0D7BE · #9B874B · #8090C2 · #BEC6E0

Analogous palette

#C28090 · #C29080 · #C2B280 · #B1C280 · #90C280

Triadic palette

#C2B280 · #80C2B1 · #B180C2 · #E0D7BE · #BEE0D7

Tetradic palette

#C2B280 · #80C290 · #8090C2 · #C280B1 · #9B874B

Monochromatic palette

#726337 · #A59050 · #C2B280 · #DBD1B3 · #F3F0E7

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