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#CBB69C

#cbb69c ≈ Tan

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#cbb69c is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 71.37% green and 61.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.34% magenta, 23.15% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 33.19°, with 31.13% saturation and 70.39% 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 10.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tan (#d2b48c), ΔE 4.48.

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Relative luminance0.4855

Complementary

  1. #cbb69c
  2. #9cb1cb

Split complementary

  1. #cbb69c
  2. #9cc9cb
  3. #9e9ccb

Analogous

  1. #cb9e9c
  2. #cbb69c
  3. #c9cb9c

Triadic

  1. #cbb69c
  2. #9ccbb6
  3. #b69ccb

Tetradic

  1. #cbb69c
  2. #b1cb9c
  3. #9cb1cb
  4. #b69ccb

Square

  1. #cbb69c
  2. #9ccb9e
  3. #9cb1cb
  4. #cb9cc9

Monochromatic

  1. #876a47
  2. #b1916a
  3. #cbb69c
  4. #e5dbce
  5. #f8f5f2

Shades

#cbb69c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbb69c
  2. #b7a48c
  3. #a2927d
  4. #8e7f6d
  5. #7a6d5e
  6. #665b4e
  7. #51493e
  8. #3d372f
  9. #29241f
  10. #141210
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbb69c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbb69c
  2. #d0bda6
  3. #d5c5b0
  4. #dbccba
  5. #e0d3c4
  6. #e5dbce
  7. #eae2d7
  8. #efe9e1
  9. #f5f0eb
  10. #faf8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbb69c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbb69c
  2. #c4b199
  3. #bcab96
  4. #b5a694
  5. #ada091
  6. #a69b8e
  7. #9e968b
  8. #979088
  9. #8f8b86
  10. #888583
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1b8ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #beb69a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3bb9d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d3b1af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c3b69b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6b99c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d0b3a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbb69c {
  color: #cbb69c;
}
Background
.bg-cbb69c {
  background-color: #cbb69c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbb69c {
  border: 2px solid #cbb69c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbb69c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 182 156;
  --color-primary-hsl: 33 31% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbb69c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbb69c, #c9cb9c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbb69c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 182 156 / 0.35);
}

#d2b48c Tan ΔE 4.48 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 7.22 #edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 8.04 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 8.37 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 9.68 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 9.94 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 10.07 #344963 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Tan
#cbb69c  rgb(203, 182, 156)  hsl(33, 31%, 70%)  Tan
#9cb1cb  rgb(156, 177, 203)  hsl(213, 31%, 70%)  Light Steel Blue
#9ccbb6  rgb(156, 203, 182)  hsl(153, 31%, 70%)  Seafoam Green
#b69ccb  rgb(182, 156, 203)  hsl(273, 31%, 70%)  Wisteria