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#CCBB88

#ccbb88 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ccbb88 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 53.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.33% magenta, 33.33% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 45°, with 40% saturation and 66.67% 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 11.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 2.48.

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Relative luminance0.5016

Complementary

  1. #ccbb88
  2. #8899cc

Split complementary

  1. #ccbb88
  2. #88bbcc
  3. #9988cc

Analogous

  1. #cc9988
  2. #ccbb88
  3. #bbcc88

Triadic

  1. #ccbb88
  2. #88ccbb
  3. #bb88cc

Tetradic

  1. #ccbb88
  2. #99cc88
  3. #8899cc
  4. #bb88cc

Square

  1. #ccbb88
  2. #88cc99
  3. #8899cc
  4. #cc88bb

Monochromatic

  1. #837038
  2. #b59c52
  3. #ccbb88
  4. #e3dabe
  5. #f9f7f1

Shades

#ccbb88 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ccbb88
  2. #b8a87a
  3. #a3966d
  4. #8f835f
  5. #7a7052
  6. #665e44
  7. #524b36
  8. #3d3829
  9. #29251b
  10. #14130e
  11. #000000

Tints

#ccbb88 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ccbb88
  2. #d1c294
  3. #d6c9a0
  4. #dbcfac
  5. #e0d6b8
  6. #e6ddc4
  7. #ebe4cf
  8. #f0ebdb
  9. #f5f1e7
  10. #faf8f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ccbb88 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ccbb88
  2. #c4b587
  3. #bdaf86
  4. #b5a986
  5. #aea385
  6. #a69e84
  7. #9e9883
  8. #979282
  9. #8f8c82
  10. #888681
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2bbaa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6b985 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cabe8a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d6b3ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8ba86 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cbbd89 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d2b6a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ccbb88 {
  color: #ccbb88;
}
Background
.bg-ccbb88 {
  background-color: #ccbb88;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ccbb88 {
  border: 2px solid #ccbb88;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ccbb88;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 187 136;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 40% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ccbb88 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ccbb88, #bbcc88);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ccbb88 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 187 136 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 2.48 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 4.81 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 6.34 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.69 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 7.20 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.98 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 9.48 #334477 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Ecru
#ccbb88  rgb(204, 187, 136)  hsl(45, 40%, 67%)  Ecru
#8899cc  rgb(136, 153, 204)  hsl(225, 40%, 67%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#88ccbb  rgb(136, 204, 187)  hsl(165, 40%, 67%)  Medium Aquamarine
#bb88cc  rgb(187, 136, 204)  hsl(285, 40%, 67%)  Floral Lavender