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#CBB98E

#cbb98e ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#cbb98e is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 72.55% green and 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.87% magenta, 30.05% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 42.3°, with 36.97% saturation and 67.65% 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 10.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 2.99.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.4935

Complementary

  1. #cbb98e
  2. #8ea0cb

Split complementary

  1. #cbb98e
  2. #8ebfcb
  3. #9b8ecb

Analogous

  1. #cb9b8e
  2. #cbb98e
  3. #bfcb8e

Triadic

  1. #cbb98e
  2. #8ecbb9
  3. #b98ecb

Tetradic

  1. #cbb98e
  2. #a0cb8e
  3. #8ea0cb
  4. #b98ecb

Square

  1. #cbb98e
  2. #8ecb9b
  3. #8ea0cb
  4. #cb8ebf

Monochromatic

  1. #846f3d
  2. #b3995a
  3. #cbb98e
  4. #e3d9c2
  5. #f9f6f1

Shades

#cbb98e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbb98e
  2. #b7a780
  3. #a29472
  4. #8e8263
  5. #7a6f55
  6. #665d47
  7. #514a39
  8. #3d382b
  9. #29251c
  10. #14130e
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbb98e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbb98e
  2. #d0c099
  3. #d5c7a5
  4. #dbceb0
  5. #e0d5bb
  6. #e5dcc7
  7. #eae3d2
  8. #efeadd
  9. #f5f1e8
  10. #faf8f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbb98e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbb98e
  2. #c4b38d
  3. #bcae8b
  4. #b5a88a
  5. #ada288
  6. #a69d87
  7. #9e9786
  8. #979184
  9. #8f8b83
  10. #888681
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1baaa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3b88b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8bd8f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d5b2ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6b88c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c9bb8f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d1b5a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbb98e {
  color: #cbb98e;
}
Background
.bg-cbb98e {
  background-color: #cbb98e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbb98e {
  border: 2px solid #cbb98e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbb98e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 185 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 37% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbb98e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbb98e, #bfcb8e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbb98e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 185 142 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 2.99 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 4.88 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.51 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 6.48 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.57 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 9.36 #fad6a5 Sunset ΔE 9.72 #344671 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Ecru
#cbb98e  rgb(203, 185, 142)  hsl(42, 37%, 68%)  Ecru
#8ea0cb  rgb(142, 160, 203)  hsl(222, 37%, 68%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#8ecbb9  rgb(142, 203, 185)  hsl(162, 37%, 68%)  Medium Aquamarine
#b98ecb  rgb(185, 142, 203)  hsl(282, 37%, 68%)  Wisteria