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#CBB370

#cbb370 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cbb370 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 70.2% green and 43.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.82% magenta, 44.83% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 44.18°, with 46.67% saturation and 61.76% 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 10.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 4.14.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.4611

Complementary

  1. #cbb370
  2. #7088cb

Split complementary

  1. #cbb370
  2. #70b5cb
  3. #8570cb

Analogous

  1. #cb8570
  2. #cbb370
  3. #b5cb70

Triadic

  1. #cbb370
  2. #70cbb3
  3. #b370cb

Tetradic

  1. #cbb370
  2. #88cb70
  3. #7088cb
  4. #b370cb

Square

  1. #cbb370
  2. #70cb85
  3. #7088cb
  4. #cb70b5

Monochromatic

  1. #77632b
  2. #af9240
  3. #cbb370
  4. #dfd1a8
  5. #f4efe0

Shades

#cbb370 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbb370
  2. #b7a165
  3. #a28f5a
  4. #8e7d4e
  5. #7a6b43
  6. #665a38
  7. #51482d
  8. #3d3622
  9. #292416
  10. #14120b
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbb370 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbb370
  2. #d0bb7e
  3. #d5c28d
  4. #dbca9b
  5. #e0d1a9
  6. #e5d9b8
  7. #eae1c6
  8. #efe8d4
  9. #f5f0e2
  10. #faf7f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbb370 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbb370
  2. #c4ae72
  3. #bca973
  4. #b5a475
  5. #ad9f76
  6. #a69a78
  7. #9e947a
  8. #978f7b
  9. #8f8a7d
  10. #88857e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #beb49e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1b16b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7b872 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d8a9a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5b26d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c9b671 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d3ad91 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbb370 {
  color: #cbb370;
}
Background
.bg-cbb370 {
  background-color: #cbb370;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbb370 {
  border: 2px solid #cbb370;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbb370;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 179 112;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 47% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbb370 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbb370, #b5cb70);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbb370 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 179 112 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 4.14 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 4.78 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 5.94 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 7.38 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 7.48 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.66 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.72 #344c8f Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Ecru
#cbb370  rgb(203, 179, 112)  hsl(44, 47%, 62%)  Ecru
#7088cb  rgb(112, 136, 203)  hsl(224, 47%, 62%)  Glaucous
#70cbb3  rgb(112, 203, 179)  hsl(164, 47%, 62%)  Medium Aquamarine
#b370cb  rgb(179, 112, 203)  hsl(284, 47%, 62%)  Floral Lavender