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#CBB88F

#cbb88f ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#cbb88f is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 72.16% green and 56.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.36% magenta, 29.56% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 41°, with 36.59% saturation and 67.84% 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 10.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 3.46.

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Relative luminance0.4896

Complementary

  1. #cbb88f
  2. #8fa2cb

Split complementary

  1. #cbb88f
  2. #8fc0cb
  3. #9a8fcb

Analogous

  1. #cb9a8f
  2. #cbb88f
  3. #c0cb8f

Triadic

  1. #cbb88f
  2. #8fcbb8
  3. #b88fcb

Tetradic

  1. #cbb88f
  2. #a2cb8f
  3. #8fa2cb
  4. #b88fcb

Square

  1. #cbb88f
  2. #8fcb9a
  3. #8fa2cb
  4. #cb8fc0

Monochromatic

  1. #846d3d
  2. #b3975b
  3. #cbb88f
  4. #e3d9c3
  5. #f9f6f1

Shades

#cbb88f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbb88f
  2. #b7a681
  3. #a29372
  4. #8e8164
  5. #7a6e56
  6. #665c48
  7. #514a39
  8. #3d372b
  9. #29251d
  10. #14120e
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbb88f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbb88f
  2. #d0bf9a
  3. #d5c6a5
  4. #dbcdb1
  5. #e0d4bc
  6. #e5dcc7
  7. #eae3d2
  8. #efeadd
  9. #f5f1e9
  10. #faf8f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbb88f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbb88f
  2. #c4b28e
  3. #bcad8c
  4. #b5a78b
  5. #ada289
  6. #a69c88
  7. #9e9686
  8. #979185
  9. #8f8b83
  10. #888682
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1b9aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c2b78c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7bc90 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d5b1ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6b78d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8ba90 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d1b4a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbb88f {
  color: #cbb88f;
}
Background
.bg-cbb88f {
  background-color: #cbb88f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbb88f {
  border: 2px solid #cbb88f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbb88f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 184 143;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 37% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbb88f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbb88f, #c0cb8f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbb88f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 184 143 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 3.46 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 4.26 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 6.13 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 6.13 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.24 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 9.45 #fad6a5 Sunset ΔE 9.66 #344770 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Ecru
#cbb88f  rgb(203, 184, 143)  hsl(41, 37%, 68%)  Ecru
#8fa2cb  rgb(143, 162, 203)  hsl(221, 37%, 68%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#8fcbb8  rgb(143, 203, 184)  hsl(161, 37%, 68%)  Medium Aquamarine
#b88fcb  rgb(184, 143, 203)  hsl(281, 37%, 68%)  Wisteria