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#CBBC8A

#cbbc8a ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cbbc8a is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 73.73% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.39% magenta, 32.02% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 46.15°, with 38.46% saturation and 66.86% 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 11.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 2.66.

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Relative luminance0.505

Complementary

  1. #cbbc8a
  2. #8a99cb

Split complementary

  1. #cbbc8a
  2. #8ab9cb
  3. #9b8acb

Analogous

  1. #cb9b8a
  2. #cbbc8a
  3. #b9cb8a

Triadic

  1. #cbbc8a
  2. #8acbbc
  3. #bc8acb

Tetradic

  1. #cbbc8a
  2. #99cb8a
  3. #8a99cb
  4. #bc8acb

Square

  1. #cbbc8a
  2. #8acb9b
  3. #8a99cb
  4. #cb8ab9

Monochromatic

  1. #82713a
  2. #b39e55
  3. #cbbc8a
  4. #e3dabf
  5. #f9f7f1

Shades

#cbbc8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbbc8a
  2. #b7a97c
  3. #a2966e
  4. #8e8461
  5. #7a7153
  6. #665e45
  7. #514b37
  8. #3d3829
  9. #29261c
  10. #14130e
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbbc8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbbc8a
  2. #d0c396
  3. #d5c9a1
  4. #dbd0ad
  5. #e0d7b9
  6. #e5dec5
  7. #eae4d0
  8. #efebdc
  9. #f5f2e8
  10. #faf8f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbbc8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbbc8a
  2. #c4b689
  3. #bcb088
  4. #b5aa87
  5. #ada486
  6. #a69e85
  7. #9e9884
  8. #979283
  9. #8f8c82
  10. #888681
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2bcab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7ba87 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbbe8c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d5b4af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8bb88 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cbbd8b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d1b8a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbbc8a {
  color: #cbbc8a;
}
Background
.bg-cbbc8a {
  background-color: #cbbc8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbbc8a {
  border: 2px solid #cbbc8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbbc8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 188 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 38% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbbc8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbbc8a, #b9cb8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbbc8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 188 138 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 2.66 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 4.22 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.58 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 6.86 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 7.82 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.24 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 9.47 #344375 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Ecru
#cbbc8a  rgb(203, 188, 138)  hsl(46, 38%, 67%)  Ecru
#8a99cb  rgb(138, 153, 203)  hsl(226, 38%, 67%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#8acbbc  rgb(138, 203, 188)  hsl(166, 38%, 67%)  Medium Aquamarine
#bc8acb  rgb(188, 138, 203)  hsl(286, 38%, 67%)  Wisteria