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#C6B080

#c6b080 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#c6b080 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.65% red, 69.02% green and 50.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.11% magenta, 35.35% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 41.14°, with 38.04% saturation and 63.92% 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 9.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 2.31.

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Relative luminance0.4461

Complementary

  1. #c6b080
  2. #8096c6

Split complementary

  1. #c6b080
  2. #80b9c6
  3. #8d80c6

Analogous

  1. #c68d80
  2. #c6b080
  3. #b9c680

Triadic

  1. #c6b080
  2. #80c6b0
  3. #b080c6

Tetradic

  1. #c6b080
  2. #96c680
  3. #8096c6
  4. #b080c6

Square

  1. #c6b080
  2. #80c68d
  3. #8096c6
  4. #c680b9

Monochromatic

  1. #776336
  2. #ac8e4d
  3. #c6b080
  4. #ded1b5
  5. #f5f2ea

Shades

#c6b080 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c6b080
  2. #b29e73
  3. #9e8d66
  4. #8b7b5a
  5. #776a4d
  6. #635840
  7. #4f4633
  8. #3b3526
  9. #28231a
  10. #14120d
  11. #000000

Tints

#c6b080 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c6b080
  2. #ccb88d
  3. #d1c099
  4. #d7c8a6
  5. #ddd0b3
  6. #e3d8c0
  7. #e8dfcc
  8. #eee7d9
  9. #f4efe6
  10. #f9f7f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c6b080 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c6b080
  2. #bfab80
  3. #b8a680
  4. #b1a280
  5. #aa9d80
  6. #a39880
  7. #9c9380
  8. #958e80
  9. #8e8a80
  10. #878580
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bab1a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbaf7d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1b581 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d1a8a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0af7e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3b381 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cdab97 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c6b080 {
  color: #c6b080;
}
Background
.bg-c6b080 {
  background-color: #c6b080;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c6b080 {
  border: 2px solid #c6b080;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c6b080;
  --color-primary-rgb: 198 176 128;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 38% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c6b080 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c6b080, #b9c680);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c6b080 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(198 176 128 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 2.31 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 4.53 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 6.02 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 6.58 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 7.94 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.22 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.58 #394f7f Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Ecru
#c6b080  rgb(198, 176, 128)  hsl(41, 38%, 64%)  Ecru
#8096c6  rgb(128, 150, 198)  hsl(221, 38%, 64%)  Cornflower Blue
#80c6b0  rgb(128, 198, 176)  hsl(161, 38%, 64%)  Medium Aquamarine
#b080c6  rgb(176, 128, 198)  hsl(281, 38%, 64%)  Floral Lavender