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#CCBD90

#ccbd90 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#ccbd90 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 74.12% green and 56.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.35% magenta, 29.41% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 45°, with 37.04% saturation and 68.24% 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 11.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 3.24.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5125

Complementary

  1. #ccbd90
  2. #909fcc

Split complementary

  1. #ccbd90
  2. #90bdcc
  3. #9f90cc

Analogous

  1. #cc9f90
  2. #ccbd90
  3. #bdcc90

Triadic

  1. #ccbd90
  2. #90ccbd
  3. #bd90cc

Tetradic

  1. #ccbd90
  2. #9fcc90
  3. #909fcc
  4. #bd90cc

Square

  1. #ccbd90
  2. #90cc9f
  3. #909fcc
  4. #cc90bd

Monochromatic

  1. #86743d
  2. #b49e5c
  3. #ccbd90
  4. #e4dcc4
  5. #f9f7f1

Shades

#ccbd90 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ccbd90
  2. #b8aa82
  3. #a39773
  4. #8f8465
  5. #7a7156
  6. #665f48
  7. #524c3a
  8. #3d392b
  9. #29261d
  10. #14130e
  11. #000000

Tints

#ccbd90 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ccbd90
  2. #d1c49b
  3. #d6caa6
  4. #dbd1b1
  5. #e0d7bc
  6. #e6dec8
  7. #ebe5d3
  8. #f0ebde
  9. #f5f2e9
  10. #faf8f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ccbd90 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ccbd90
  2. #c4b78e
  3. #bdb18d
  4. #b5ab8b
  5. #aea58a
  6. #a69f88
  7. #9e9886
  8. #979285
  9. #8f8c83
  10. #888682
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4bdad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7bb8d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbc091 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d6b6b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9bc8e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cbbf91 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d2b9a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ccbd90 {
  color: #ccbd90;
}
Background
.bg-ccbd90 {
  background-color: #ccbd90;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ccbd90 {
  border: 2px solid #ccbd90;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ccbd90;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 189 144;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 37% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ccbd90 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ccbd90, #bdcc90);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ccbd90 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 189 144 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 3.24 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 4.51 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 6.36 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 7.59 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.79 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 8.90 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.47 #33426f Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Ecru
#ccbd90  rgb(204, 189, 144)  hsl(45, 37%, 68%)  Ecru
#909fcc  rgb(144, 159, 204)  hsl(225, 37%, 68%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#90ccbd  rgb(144, 204, 189)  hsl(165, 37%, 68%)  Seafoam Green
#bd90cc  rgb(189, 144, 204)  hsl(285, 37%, 68%)  Wisteria