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#CEBB8E

#cebb8e ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cebb8e is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 73.33% green and 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.22% magenta, 31.07% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 42.19°, with 39.51% 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 11.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 3.25.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5062

Complementary

  1. #cebb8e
  2. #8ea1ce

Split complementary

  1. #cebb8e
  2. #8ec1ce
  3. #9b8ece

Analogous

  1. #ce9b8e
  2. #cebb8e
  3. #c1ce8e

Triadic

  1. #cebb8e
  2. #8ecebb
  3. #bb8ece

Tetradic

  1. #cebb8e
  2. #a1ce8e
  3. #8ea1ce
  4. #bb8ece

Square

  1. #cebb8e
  2. #8ece9b
  3. #8ea1ce
  4. #ce8ec1

Monochromatic

  1. #88713b
  2. #b79b59
  3. #cebb8e
  4. #e5dbc3
  5. #f9f6f1

Shades

#cebb8e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cebb8e
  2. #b9a880
  3. #a59672
  4. #908363
  5. #7c7055
  6. #675e47
  7. #524b39
  8. #3e382b
  9. #29251c
  10. #15130e
  11. #000000

Tints

#cebb8e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cebb8e
  2. #d3c299
  3. #d8c9a5
  4. #ddcfb0
  5. #e2d6bb
  6. #e7ddc7
  7. #ebe4d2
  8. #f0ebdd
  9. #f5f1e8
  10. #faf8f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cebb8e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cebb8e
  2. #c6b58d
  3. #beaf8b
  4. #b7a98a
  5. #afa388
  6. #a79e87
  7. #9f9886
  8. #979284
  9. #908c83
  10. #888681
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4bcac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6ba8b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cabf8f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d8b4af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9ba8c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ccbd8f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d4b7a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cebb8e {
  color: #cebb8e;
}
Background
.bg-cebb8e {
  background-color: #cebb8e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cebb8e {
  border: 2px solid #cebb8e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cebb8e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 187 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 40% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cebb8e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cebb8e, #c1ce8e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cebb8e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 187 142 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 3.25 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 4.88 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.79 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 6.14 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.45 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 8.81 #fad6a5 Sunset ΔE 9.10 #314471 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Ecru
#cebb8e  rgb(206, 187, 142)  hsl(42, 40%, 68%)  Ecru
#8ea1ce  rgb(142, 161, 206)  hsl(222, 40%, 68%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#8ecebb  rgb(142, 206, 187)  hsl(162, 40%, 68%)  Medium Aquamarine
#bb8ece  rgb(187, 142, 206)  hsl(282, 40%, 68%)  Wisteria