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#CBB375

#cbb375 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cbb375 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 70.2% green and 45.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.82% magenta, 42.36% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 43.26°, with 45.26% saturation and 62.75% 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 10.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 3.42.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.4622

Complementary

  1. #cbb375
  2. #758dcb

Split complementary

  1. #cbb375
  2. #75b8cb
  3. #8875cb

Analogous

  1. #cb8875
  2. #cbb375
  3. #b8cb75

Triadic

  1. #cbb375
  2. #75cbb3
  3. #b375cb

Tetradic

  1. #cbb375
  2. #8dcb75
  3. #758dcb
  4. #b375cb

Square

  1. #cbb375
  2. #75cb88
  3. #758dcb
  4. #cb75b8

Monochromatic

  1. #79642e
  2. #b19243
  3. #cbb375
  4. #e0d2ad
  5. #f5f0e4

Shades

#cbb375 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbb375
  2. #b7a169
  3. #a28f5e
  4. #8e7d52
  5. #7a6b46
  6. #665a3b
  7. #51482f
  8. #3d3623
  9. #292417
  10. #14120c
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbb375 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbb375
  2. #d0bb83
  3. #d5c291
  4. #dbca9e
  5. #e0d1ac
  6. #e5d9ba
  7. #eae1c8
  8. #efe8d6
  9. #f5f0e3
  10. #faf7f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbb375 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbb375
  2. #c4ae76
  3. #bca977
  4. #b5a478
  5. #ad9f79
  6. #a69a7b
  7. #9e947c
  8. #978f7d
  9. #8f8a7e
  10. #88857f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #beb49f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0b170 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6b877 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d8a9a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5b272 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8b676 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d3ad93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbb375 {
  color: #cbb375;
}
Background
.bg-cbb375 {
  background-color: #cbb375;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbb375 {
  border: 2px solid #cbb375;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbb375;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 179 117;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 45% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbb375 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbb375, #b8cb75);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbb375 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 179 117 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 3.42 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.76 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.44 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 6.53 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 6.64 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.26 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.55 #344c8a Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Ecru
#cbb375  rgb(203, 179, 117)  hsl(43, 45%, 63%)  Ecru
#758dcb  rgb(117, 141, 203)  hsl(223, 45%, 63%)  Glaucous
#75cbb3  rgb(117, 203, 179)  hsl(163, 45%, 63%)  Medium Aquamarine
#b375cb  rgb(179, 117, 203)  hsl(283, 45%, 63%)  Floral Lavender