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#CCBB81

#ccbb81 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ccbb81 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 73.33% green and 50.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.33% magenta, 36.76% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 46.4°, with 42.37% saturation and 65.29% 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 10.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 2.94.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.4996

Complementary

  1. #ccbb81
  2. #8192cc

Split complementary

  1. #ccbb81
  2. #81b7cc
  3. #9581cc

Analogous

  1. #cc9581
  2. #ccbb81
  3. #b7cc81

Triadic

  1. #ccbb81
  2. #81ccbb
  3. #bb81cc

Tetradic

  1. #ccbb81
  2. #92cc81
  3. #8192cc
  4. #bb81cc

Square

  1. #ccbb81
  2. #81cc95
  3. #8192cc
  4. #cc81b7

Monochromatic

  1. #806f34
  2. #b69e4b
  3. #ccbb81
  4. #e2d8b7
  5. #f8f6ee

Shades

#ccbb81 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ccbb81
  2. #b8a874
  3. #a39667
  4. #8f835a
  5. #7a704d
  6. #665e41
  7. #524b34
  8. #3d3827
  9. #29251a
  10. #14130d
  11. #000000

Tints

#ccbb81 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ccbb81
  2. #d1c28e
  3. #d6c99a
  4. #dbcfa7
  5. #e0d6b3
  6. #e6ddc0
  7. #ebe4cd
  8. #f0ebd9
  9. #f5f1e6
  10. #faf8f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ccbb81 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ccbb81
  2. #c4b581
  3. #bdaf81
  4. #b5a981
  5. #aea381
  6. #a69e81
  7. #9e9880
  8. #979280
  9. #8f8c80
  10. #888680
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2bba7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7b87d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbbe83 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d7b2ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9b97f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ccbd82 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d3b69d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ccbb81 {
  color: #ccbb81;
}
Background
.bg-ccbb81 {
  background-color: #ccbb81;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ccbb81 {
  border: 2px solid #ccbb81;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ccbb81;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 187 129;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 42% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ccbb81 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ccbb81, #b7cc81);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ccbb81 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 187 129 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 2.94 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.15 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 5.39 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.49 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 7.37 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 7.83 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 9.56 #33447e Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Ecru
#ccbb81  rgb(204, 187, 129)  hsl(46, 42%, 65%)  Ecru
#8192cc  rgb(129, 146, 204)  hsl(226, 42%, 65%)  Cornflower Blue
#81ccbb  rgb(129, 204, 187)  hsl(166, 42%, 65%)  Medium Aquamarine
#bb81cc  rgb(187, 129, 204)  hsl(286, 42%, 65%)  Floral Lavender