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#CEBC9B

#cebc9b ≈ Tan

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#cebc9b is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 73.73% green and 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.74% magenta, 24.76% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 38.82°, with 34.23% saturation and 70.78% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Tan (#d2b48c), ΔE 4.59.

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Relative luminance0.5145

Complementary

  1. #cebc9b
  2. #9badce

Split complementary

  1. #cebc9b
  2. #9bc6ce
  3. #a29bce

Analogous

  1. #cea29b
  2. #cebc9b
  3. #c6ce9b

Triadic

  1. #cebc9b
  2. #9bcebc
  3. #bc9bce

Tetradic

  1. #cebc9b
  2. #adce9b
  3. #9badce
  4. #bc9bce

Square

  1. #cebc9b
  2. #9bcea2
  3. #9badce
  4. #ce9bc6

Monochromatic

  1. #8c7244
  2. #b59a68
  3. #cebc9b
  4. #e7dece
  5. #f8f6f1

Shades

#cebc9b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cebc9b
  2. #b9a98c
  3. #a5967c
  4. #90846d
  5. #7c715d
  6. #675e4e
  7. #524b3e
  8. #3e382f
  9. #29261f
  10. #151310
  11. #000000

Tints

#cebc9b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cebc9b
  2. #d3c3a5
  3. #d8c9af
  4. #ddd0b9
  5. #e2d7c3
  6. #e7decd
  7. #ebe4d7
  8. #f0ebe1
  9. #f5f2eb
  10. #faf8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cebc9b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cebc9b
  2. #c6b698
  3. #beb096
  4. #b7aa93
  5. #afa490
  6. #a79e8e
  7. #9f988b
  8. #979288
  9. #908c85
  10. #888683
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5bdb1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5bb99 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c9c09c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d7b6b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8bc9a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cbbe9c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d3b8aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cebc9b {
  color: #cebc9b;
}
Background
.bg-cebc9b {
  background-color: #cebc9b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cebc9b {
  border: 2px solid #cebc9b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cebc9b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 188 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 34% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cebc9b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cebc9b, #c6ce9b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cebc9b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 188 155 / 0.35);
}

#d2b48c Tan ΔE 4.59 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 5.92 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 6.80 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.64 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 8.68 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 9.18 #fad6a5 Sunset ΔE 9.26 #314364 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Tan
#cebc9b  rgb(206, 188, 155)  hsl(39, 34%, 71%)  Tan
#9badce  rgb(155, 173, 206)  hsl(219, 34%, 71%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#9bcebc  rgb(155, 206, 188)  hsl(159, 34%, 71%)  Seafoam Green
#bc9bce  rgb(188, 155, 206)  hsl(279, 34%, 71%)  Wisteria