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#CCBF9B

#ccbf9b ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#ccbf9b is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 74.9% green and 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.37% magenta, 24.02% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 44.08°, with 32.45% saturation and 70.39% 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 11.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 5.14.

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Relative luminance0.5247

Complementary

  1. #ccbf9b
  2. #9ba8cc

Split complementary

  1. #ccbf9b
  2. #9bc0cc
  3. #a69bcc

Analogous

  1. #cca69b
  2. #ccbf9b
  3. #c0cc9b

Triadic

  1. #ccbf9b
  2. #9bccbf
  3. #bf9bcc

Tetradic

  1. #ccbf9b
  2. #a8cc9b
  3. #9ba8cc
  4. #bf9bcc

Square

  1. #ccbf9b
  2. #9bcca6
  3. #9ba8cc
  4. #cc9bc0

Monochromatic

  1. #887746
  2. #b29f68
  3. #ccbf9b
  4. #e6dfce
  5. #f8f6f1

Shades

#ccbf9b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ccbf9b
  2. #b8ac8c
  3. #a3997c
  4. #8f866d
  5. #7a735d
  6. #66604e
  7. #524c3e
  8. #3d392f
  9. #29261f
  10. #141310
  11. #000000

Tints

#ccbf9b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ccbf9b
  2. #d1c5a5
  3. #d6ccaf
  4. #dbd2b9
  5. #e0d9c3
  6. #e6dfcd
  7. #ebe5d7
  8. #f0ece1
  9. #f5f2eb
  10. #faf9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ccbf9b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ccbf9b
  2. #c4b998
  3. #bdb296
  4. #b5ac93
  5. #aea690
  6. #a6a08e
  7. #9e998b
  8. #979388
  9. #8f8d85
  10. #888683
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5bfb2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7bd99 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbc19c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d4b9b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9be9a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cbc09c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d1bcab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ccbf9b {
  color: #ccbf9b;
}
Background
.bg-ccbf9b {
  background-color: #ccbf9b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ccbf9b {
  border: 2px solid #ccbf9b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ccbf9b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 191 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 32% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ccbf9b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ccbf9b, #c0cc9b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ccbf9b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 191 155 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 5.14 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.41 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 6.67 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 8.40 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 8.58 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 8.84 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 9.22 #334064 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Ecru
#ccbf9b  rgb(204, 191, 155)  hsl(44, 32%, 70%)  Ecru
#9ba8cc  rgb(155, 168, 204)  hsl(224, 32%, 70%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#9bccbf  rgb(155, 204, 191)  hsl(164, 32%, 70%)  Opal
#bf9bcc  rgb(191, 155, 204)  hsl(284, 32%, 70%)  Wisteria