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#CBB98F

#cbb98f ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#cbb98f 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 56.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.87% magenta, 29.56% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 42°, 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 10.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 3.2.

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Relative luminance0.4938

Complementary

  1. #cbb98f
  2. #8fa1cb

Split complementary

  1. #cbb98f
  2. #8fbfcb
  3. #9b8fcb

Analogous

  1. #cb9b8f
  2. #cbb98f
  3. #bfcb8f

Triadic

  1. #cbb98f
  2. #8fcbb9
  3. #b98fcb

Tetradic

  1. #cbb98f
  2. #a1cb8f
  3. #8fa1cb
  4. #b98fcb

Square

  1. #cbb98f
  2. #8fcb9b
  3. #8fa1cb
  4. #cb8fbf

Monochromatic

  1. #846f3d
  2. #b3985b
  3. #cbb98f
  4. #e3dac3
  5. #f9f6f1

Shades

#cbb98f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbb98f
  2. #b7a781
  3. #a29472
  4. #8e8264
  5. #7a6f56
  6. #665d48
  7. #514a39
  8. #3d382b
  9. #29251d
  10. #14130e
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbb98f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbb98f
  2. #d0c09a
  3. #d5c7a5
  4. #dbceb1
  5. #e0d5bc
  6. #e5dcc7
  7. #eae3d2
  8. #efeadd
  9. #f5f1e9
  10. #faf8f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbb98f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbb98f
  2. #c4b38e
  3. #bcae8c
  4. #b5a88b
  5. #ada289
  6. #a69d88
  7. #9e9786
  8. #979185
  9. #8f8b83
  10. #888682
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1baab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3b88c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7bd90 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d5b2ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6b88d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c9bb90 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d1b5a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbb98f {
  color: #cbb98f;
}
Background
.bg-cbb98f {
  background-color: #cbb98f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbb98f {
  border: 2px solid #cbb98f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbb98f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 185 143;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 37% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbb98f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbb98f, #bfcb8f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbb98f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 185 143 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 3.20 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 4.78 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.64 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 6.47 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.82 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 9.33 #fad6a5 Sunset ΔE 9.70 #344670 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Ecru
#cbb98f  rgb(203, 185, 143)  hsl(42, 37%, 68%)  Ecru
#8fa1cb  rgb(143, 161, 203)  hsl(222, 37%, 68%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#8fcbb9  rgb(143, 203, 185)  hsl(162, 37%, 68%)  Medium Aquamarine
#b98fcb  rgb(185, 143, 203)  hsl(282, 37%, 68%)  Wisteria