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#CBBD8D

#cbbd8d ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#cbbd8d is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 74.12% green and 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.9% magenta, 30.54% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 46.45°, with 37.35% saturation and 67.45% 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 11.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 2.99.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5101

Complementary

  1. #cbbd8d
  2. #8d9bcb

Split complementary

  1. #cbbd8d
  2. #8dbacb
  3. #9e8dcb

Analogous

  1. #cb9e8d
  2. #cbbd8d
  3. #bacb8d

Triadic

  1. #cbbd8d
  2. #8dcbbd
  3. #bd8dcb

Tetradic

  1. #cbbd8d
  2. #9bcb8d
  3. #8d9bcb
  4. #bd8dcb

Square

  1. #cbbd8d
  2. #8dcb9e
  3. #8d9bcb
  4. #cb8dba

Monochromatic

  1. #83733c
  2. #b39f58
  3. #cbbd8d
  4. #e3dbc2
  5. #f9f7f1

Shades

#cbbd8d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbbd8d
  2. #b7aa7f
  3. #a29771
  4. #8e8463
  5. #7a7155
  6. #665f47
  7. #514c38
  8. #3d392a
  9. #29261c
  10. #14130e
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbbd8d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbbd8d
  2. #d0c498
  3. #d5caa4
  4. #dbd1af
  5. #e0d7bb
  6. #e5dec6
  7. #eae5d1
  8. #efebdd
  9. #f5f2e8
  10. #faf8f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbbd8d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbbd8d
  2. #c4b78c
  3. #bcb18a
  4. #b5ab89
  5. #ada588
  6. #a69f87
  7. #9e9885
  8. #979284
  9. #8f8c83
  10. #888681
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3bdac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7bb8a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbbf8f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d5b6b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9bc8b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cbbe8e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d1b9a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbbd8d {
  color: #cbbd8d;
}
Background
.bg-cbbd8d {
  background-color: #cbbd8d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbbd8d {
  border: 2px solid #cbbd8d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbbd8d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 189 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 37% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbbd8d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbbd8d, #bacb8d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbbd8d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 189 141 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 2.99 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 4.00 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.93 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 7.00 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 8.07 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.78 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 9.26 #344272 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Ecru
#cbbd8d  rgb(203, 189, 141)  hsl(46, 37%, 67%)  Ecru
#8d9bcb  rgb(141, 155, 203)  hsl(226, 37%, 67%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#8dcbbd  rgb(141, 203, 189)  hsl(166, 37%, 67%)  Medium Aquamarine
#bd8dcb  rgb(189, 141, 203)  hsl(286, 37%, 67%)  Wisteria