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#CCAA66

#ccaa66 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ccaa66 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 66.67% green and 40% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.67% magenta, 50% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 40°, with 50% saturation and 60% 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 9.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 6.4.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.4255

Complementary

  1. #ccaa66
  2. #6688cc

Split complementary

  1. #ccaa66
  2. #66bbcc
  3. #7766cc

Analogous

  1. #cc7766
  2. #ccaa66
  3. #bbcc66

Triadic

  1. #ccaa66
  2. #66ccaa
  3. #aa66cc

Tetradic

  1. #ccaa66
  2. #88cc66
  3. #6688cc
  4. #aa66cc

Square

  1. #ccaa66
  2. #66cc77
  3. #6688cc
  4. #cc66bb

Monochromatic

  1. #735926
  2. #ac8639
  3. #ccaa66
  4. #dfca9f
  5. #f2ead9

Shades

#ccaa66 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ccaa66
  2. #b8995c
  3. #a38852
  4. #8f7747
  5. #7a663d
  6. #665533
  7. #524429
  8. #3d331f
  9. #292214
  10. #14110a
  11. #000000

Tints

#ccaa66 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ccaa66
  2. #d1b375
  3. #d6bb85
  4. #dbc494
  5. #e0cca3
  6. #e6d5b3
  7. #ebddc2
  8. #f0e6d1
  9. #f5eee0
  10. #faf7f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ccaa66 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ccaa66
  2. #c4a669
  3. #bda26b
  4. #b59d6e
  5. #ae9970
  6. #a69573
  7. #9e9176
  8. #978d78
  9. #8f887b
  10. #88847d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbad97 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9a960 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2b268 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #da9f9a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1aa63 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6af67 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5a388 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ccaa66 {
  color: #ccaa66;
}
Background
.bg-ccaa66 {
  background-color: #ccaa66;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ccaa66 {
  border: 2px solid #ccaa66;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ccaa66;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 170 102;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 50% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ccaa66 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ccaa66, #bbcc66);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ccaa66 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 170 102 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 6.40 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 6.58 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 6.72 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 7.03 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.03 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 7.14 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.57 #335599 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Ecru
#ccaa66  rgb(204, 170, 102)  hsl(40, 50%, 60%)  Ecru
#6688cc  rgb(102, 136, 204)  hsl(220, 50%, 60%)  Glaucous
#66ccaa  rgb(102, 204, 170)  hsl(160, 50%, 60%)  Medium Aquamarine
#aa66cc  rgb(170, 102, 204)  hsl(280, 50%, 60%)  Amethyst