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#CCB178

#ccb178 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ccb178 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 69.41% green and 47.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.24% magenta, 41.18% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 40.71°, with 45.16% saturation and 63.53% 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 10.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 3.69.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.4564

Complementary

  1. #ccb178
  2. #7893cc

Split complementary

  1. #ccb178
  2. #78bdcc
  3. #8778cc

Analogous

  1. #cc8778
  2. #ccb178
  3. #bdcc78

Triadic

  1. #ccb178
  2. #78ccb1
  3. #b178cc

Tetradic

  1. #ccb178
  2. #93cc78
  3. #7893cc
  4. #b178cc

Square

  1. #ccb178
  2. #78cc87
  3. #7893cc
  4. #cc78bd

Monochromatic

  1. #7c632f
  2. #b49044
  3. #ccb178
  4. #e1d1b0
  5. #f6f1e7

Shades

#ccb178 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ccb178
  2. #b89f6c
  3. #a38e60
  4. #8f7c54
  5. #7a6a48
  6. #66593c
  7. #524730
  8. #3d3524
  9. #292318
  10. #14120c
  11. #000000

Tints

#ccb178 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ccb178
  2. #d1b986
  3. #d6c193
  4. #dbc8a1
  5. #e0d0ae
  6. #e6d8bc
  7. #ebe0c9
  8. #f0e8d7
  9. #f5efe4
  10. #faf7f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ccb178 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ccb178
  2. #c4ac79
  3. #bda77a
  4. #b5a27a
  5. #ae9d7b
  6. #a6997c
  7. #9e947d
  8. #978f7e
  9. #8f8a7e
  10. #88857f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #beb39f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #beb074 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c5b77a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9a8a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c4b076 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8b579 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d4ab93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ccb178 {
  color: #ccb178;
}
Background
.bg-ccb178 {
  background-color: #ccb178;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ccb178 {
  border: 2px solid #ccb178;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ccb178;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 177 120;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 45% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ccb178 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ccb178, #bdcc78);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ccb178 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 177 120 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 3.69 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 5.06 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 5.29 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.28 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 7.87 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.95 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.02 #334e87 Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Ecru
#ccb178  rgb(204, 177, 120)  hsl(41, 45%, 64%)  Ecru
#7893cc  rgb(120, 147, 204)  hsl(221, 45%, 64%)  Cornflower Blue
#78ccb1  rgb(120, 204, 177)  hsl(161, 45%, 64%)  Medium Aquamarine
#b178cc  rgb(177, 120, 204)  hsl(281, 45%, 64%)  Floral Lavender