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#CCBE8C

#ccbe8c ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ccbe8c is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 74.51% green and 54.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.86% magenta, 31.37% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 46.87°, with 38.55% saturation and 67.45% 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 11.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 3.19.

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Relative luminance0.5156

Complementary

  1. #ccbe8c
  2. #8c9acc

Split complementary

  1. #ccbe8c
  2. #8cbacc
  3. #9e8ccc

Analogous

  1. #cc9e8c
  2. #ccbe8c
  3. #bacc8c

Triadic

  1. #ccbe8c
  2. #8cccbe
  3. #be8ccc

Tetradic

  1. #ccbe8c
  2. #9acc8c
  3. #8c9acc
  4. #be8ccc

Square

  1. #ccbe8c
  2. #8ccc9e
  3. #8c9acc
  4. #cc8cba

Monochromatic

  1. #84743b
  2. #b4a057
  3. #ccbe8c
  4. #e3dcc1
  5. #f9f7f1

Shades

#ccbe8c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ccbe8c
  2. #b8ab7e
  3. #a39870
  4. #8f8562
  5. #7a7254
  6. #665f46
  7. #524c38
  8. #3d392a
  9. #29261c
  10. #14130e
  11. #000000

Tints

#ccbe8c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ccbe8c
  2. #d1c598
  3. #d6cba3
  4. #dbd2af
  5. #e0d8ba
  6. #e6dfc6
  7. #ebe5d1
  8. #f0ecdd
  9. #f5f2e8
  10. #faf9f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ccbe8c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ccbe8c
  2. #c4b88b
  3. #bdb28a
  4. #b5ab88
  5. #aea587
  6. #a69f86
  7. #9e9985
  8. #979384
  9. #8f8c82
  10. #888681
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4beac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8bc89 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ccc08e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d6b6b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cabd8a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ccbf8d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d2baa3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ccbe8c {
  color: #ccbe8c;
}
Background
.bg-ccbe8c {
  background-color: #ccbe8c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ccbe8c {
  border: 2px solid #ccbe8c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ccbe8c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 190 140;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 39% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ccbe8c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ccbe8c, #bacc8c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ccbe8c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 190 140 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 3.19 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 4.11 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.60 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 7.27 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 8.17 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.44 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 9.18 #334173 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Ecru
#ccbe8c  rgb(204, 190, 140)  hsl(47, 39%, 67%)  Ecru
#8c9acc  rgb(140, 154, 204)  hsl(227, 39%, 67%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#8cccbe  rgb(140, 204, 190)  hsl(167, 39%, 67%)  Medium Aquamarine
#be8ccc  rgb(190, 140, 204)  hsl(287, 39%, 67%)  Wisteria