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#CBB185

#cbb185 ≈ Tan

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cbb185 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 69.41% green and 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 12.81% magenta, 34.48% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 37.71°, with 40.23% saturation and 65.88% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tan (#d2b48c), ΔE 2.43.

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Relative luminance0.4583

Complementary

  1. #cbb185
  2. #859fcb

Split complementary

  1. #cbb185
  2. #85c2cb
  3. #8e85cb

Analogous

  1. #cb8e85
  2. #cbb185
  3. #c2cb85

Triadic

  1. #cbb185
  2. #85cbb1
  3. #b185cb

Tetradic

  1. #cbb185
  2. #9fcb85
  3. #859fcb
  4. #b185cb

Square

  1. #cbb185
  2. #85cb8e
  3. #859fcb
  4. #cb85c2

Monochromatic

  1. #806537
  2. #b48f4f
  3. #cbb185
  4. #e2d3bb
  5. #f9f6f0

Shades

#cbb185 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbb185
  2. #b79f78
  3. #a28e6a
  4. #8e7c5d
  5. #7a6a50
  6. #665943
  7. #514735
  8. #3d3528
  9. #29231b
  10. #14120d
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbb185 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbb185
  2. #d0b991
  3. #d5c19d
  4. #dbc8aa
  5. #e0d0b6
  6. #e5d8c2
  7. #eae0ce
  8. #efe8da
  9. #f5efe7
  10. #faf7f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbb185 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbb185
  2. #c4ac85
  3. #bca784
  4. #b5a284
  5. #ad9d83
  6. #a69983
  7. #9e9482
  8. #978f82
  9. #8f8a81
  10. #888581
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #beb3a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bcb182 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3b786 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d6a9a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2b183 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6b586 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d2ac99 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbb185 {
  color: #cbb185;
}
Background
.bg-cbb185 {
  background-color: #cbb185;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbb185 {
  border: 2px solid #cbb185;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbb185;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 177 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 38 40% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbb185 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbb185, #c2cb85);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbb185 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 177 133 / 0.35);
}

#d2b48c Tan ΔE 2.43 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 4.31 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 4.39 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 7.21 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 8.28 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 9.02 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 10.01 #344e7a Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Tan
#cbb185  rgb(203, 177, 133)  hsl(38, 40%, 66%)  Tan
#859fcb  rgb(133, 159, 203)  hsl(218, 40%, 66%)  Iceberg
#85cbb1  rgb(133, 203, 177)  hsl(158, 40%, 66%)  Medium Aquamarine
#b185cb  rgb(177, 133, 203)  hsl(278, 40%, 66%)  Floral Lavender