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#CCBD91

#ccbd91 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#ccbd91 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 56.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.35% magenta, 28.92% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 44.75°, with 36.65% saturation and 68.43% 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 11.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 3.37.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5128

Complementary

  1. #ccbd91
  2. #91a0cc

Split complementary

  1. #ccbd91
  2. #91bdcc
  3. #9f91cc

Analogous

  1. #cc9f91
  2. #ccbd91
  3. #bdcc91

Triadic

  1. #ccbd91
  2. #91ccbd
  3. #bd91cc

Tetradic

  1. #ccbd91
  2. #a0cc91
  3. #91a0cc
  4. #bd91cc

Square

  1. #ccbd91
  2. #91cc9f
  3. #91a0cc
  4. #cc91bd

Monochromatic

  1. #86743e
  2. #b49e5d
  3. #ccbd91
  4. #e4dcc5
  5. #f9f7f1

Shades

#ccbd91 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ccbd91
  2. #b8aa83
  3. #a39774
  4. #8f8466
  5. #7a7157
  6. #665f49
  7. #524c3a
  8. #3d392c
  9. #29261d
  10. #14130f
  11. #000000

Tints

#ccbd91 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ccbd91
  2. #d1c49c
  3. #d6caa7
  4. #dbd1b2
  5. #e0d7bd
  6. #e6dec8
  7. #ebe5d3
  8. #f0ebde
  9. #f5f2e9
  10. #faf8f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ccbd91 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ccbd91
  2. #c4b78f
  3. #bdb18e
  4. #b5ab8c
  5. #aea58a
  6. #a69f89
  7. #9e9887
  8. #979285
  9. #8f8c83
  10. #888682
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4bdae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7bb8e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbc092 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d5b6b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9bc8f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cbbf92 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d2b9a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ccbd91 {
  color: #ccbd91;
}
Background
.bg-ccbd91 {
  background-color: #ccbd91;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ccbd91 {
  border: 2px solid #ccbd91;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ccbd91;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 189 145;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 37% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ccbd91 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ccbd91, #bdcc91);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ccbd91 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 189 145 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 3.37 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 4.60 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 6.26 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 7.57 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.02 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 8.85 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.71 #33426e Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Ecru
#ccbd91  rgb(204, 189, 145)  hsl(45, 37%, 68%)  Ecru
#91a0cc  rgb(145, 160, 204)  hsl(225, 37%, 68%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#91ccbd  rgb(145, 204, 189)  hsl(165, 37%, 68%)  Seafoam Green
#bd91cc  rgb(189, 145, 204)  hsl(285, 37%, 68%)  Wisteria