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#CBB87F

#cbb87f ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cbb87f is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 72.16% green and 49.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.36% magenta, 37.44% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 45°, with 42.22% saturation and 64.71% 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 10.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 2.39.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.4851

Complementary

  1. #cbb87f
  2. #7f92cb

Split complementary

  1. #cbb87f
  2. #7fb8cb
  3. #927fcb

Analogous

  1. #cb927f
  2. #cbb87f
  3. #b8cb7f

Triadic

  1. #cbb87f
  2. #7fcbb8
  3. #b87fcb

Tetradic

  1. #cbb87f
  2. #92cb7f
  3. #7f92cb
  4. #b87fcb

Square

  1. #cbb87f
  2. #7fcb92
  3. #7f92cb
  4. #cb7fb8

Monochromatic

  1. #7e6b33
  2. #b49a49
  3. #cbb87f
  4. #e1d6b5
  5. #f7f4ec

Shades

#cbb87f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbb87f
  2. #b7a672
  3. #a29366
  4. #8e8159
  5. #7a6e4c
  6. #665c40
  7. #514a33
  8. #3d3726
  9. #292519
  10. #14120d
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbb87f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbb87f
  2. #d0bf8c
  3. #d5c699
  4. #dbcda5
  5. #e0d4b2
  6. #e5dcbf
  7. #eae3cc
  8. #efead9
  9. #f5f1e5
  10. #faf8f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbb87f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbb87f
  2. #c4b27f
  3. #bcad7f
  4. #b5a77f
  5. #ada27f
  6. #a69c80
  7. #9e9680
  8. #979180
  9. #8f8b80
  10. #888680
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c0b9a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4b67b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c9bb81 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d6afa9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7b77d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #caba80 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d2b39a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbb87f {
  color: #cbb87f;
}
Background
.bg-cbb87f {
  background-color: #cbb87f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbb87f {
  border: 2px solid #cbb87f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbb87f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 184 127;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 42% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbb87f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbb87f, #b8cb7f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbb87f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 184 127 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 2.39 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.52 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 5.84 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.52 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 6.65 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 7.17 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.57 #344780 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Ecru
#cbb87f  rgb(203, 184, 127)  hsl(45, 42%, 65%)  Ecru
#7f92cb  rgb(127, 146, 203)  hsl(225, 42%, 65%)  Cornflower Blue
#7fcbb8  rgb(127, 203, 184)  hsl(165, 42%, 65%)  Medium Aquamarine
#b87fcb  rgb(184, 127, 203)  hsl(285, 42%, 65%)  Floral Lavender