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#CBB480

#cbb480 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cbb480 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 70.59% green and 50.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.33% magenta, 36.95% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 41.6°, with 41.9% saturation and 64.9% 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 10.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 2.52.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.469

Complementary

  1. #cbb480
  2. #8097cb

Split complementary

  1. #cbb480
  2. #80bccb
  3. #8e80cb

Analogous

  1. #cb8e80
  2. #cbb480
  3. #bccb80

Triadic

  1. #cbb480
  2. #80cbb4
  3. #b480cb

Tetradic

  1. #cbb480
  2. #97cb80
  3. #8097cb
  4. #b480cb

Square

  1. #cbb480
  2. #80cb8e
  3. #8097cb
  4. #cb80bc

Monochromatic

  1. #7e6734
  2. #b5944a
  3. #cbb480
  4. #e1d4b6
  5. #f7f4ed

Shades

#cbb480 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbb480
  2. #b7a273
  3. #a29066
  4. #8e7e5a
  5. #7a6c4d
  6. #665a40
  7. #514833
  8. #3d3626
  9. #29241a
  10. #14120d
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbb480 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbb480
  2. #d0bc8d
  3. #d5c399
  4. #dbcba6
  5. #e0d2b3
  6. #e5dac0
  7. #eae1cc
  8. #efe9d9
  9. #f5f0e6
  10. #faf8f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbb480 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbb480
  2. #c4af80
  3. #bcaa80
  4. #b5a480
  5. #ad9f80
  6. #a69a80
  7. #9e9580
  8. #979080
  9. #8f8a80
  10. #888580
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfb5a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0b37c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6b982 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d7aba7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c4b37e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8b781 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d2af99 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbb480 {
  color: #cbb480;
}
Background
.bg-cbb480 {
  background-color: #cbb480;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbb480 {
  border: 2px solid #cbb480;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbb480;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 180 128;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 42% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbb480 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbb480, #bccb80);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbb480 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 180 128 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 2.52 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 4.73 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 5.57 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 6.63 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.68 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.83 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 8.74 #344b7f Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Ecru
#cbb480  rgb(203, 180, 128)  hsl(42, 42%, 65%)  Ecru
#8097cb  rgb(128, 151, 203)  hsl(222, 42%, 65%)  Cornflower Blue
#80cbb4  rgb(128, 203, 180)  hsl(162, 42%, 65%)  Medium Aquamarine
#b480cb  rgb(180, 128, 203)  hsl(282, 42%, 65%)  Floral Lavender