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#CBC17C

#cbc17c ≈ Dark Khaki

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cbc17c is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 75.69% green and 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.93% magenta, 38.92% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 52.41°, with 43.17% saturation and 64.12% 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 11.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Khaki (#bdb76b), ΔE 3.45.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.5229

Complementary

  1. #cbc17c
  2. #7c86cb

Split complementary

  1. #cbc17c
  2. #7cadcb
  3. #9a7ccb

Analogous

  1. #cb9a7c
  2. #cbc17c
  3. #adcb7c

Triadic

  1. #cbc17c
  2. #7ccbc1
  3. #c17ccb

Tetradic

  1. #cbc17c
  2. #86cb7c
  3. #7c86cb
  4. #c17ccb

Square

  1. #cbc17c
  2. #7ccb9a
  3. #7c86cb
  4. #cb7cad

Monochromatic

  1. #7d7331
  2. #b3a647
  3. #cbc17c
  4. #e1dbb3
  5. #f6f5ea

Shades

#cbc17c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbc17c
  2. #b7ae70
  3. #a29a63
  4. #8e8757
  5. #7a744a
  6. #66613e
  7. #514d32
  8. #3d3a25
  9. #292719
  10. #14130c
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbc17c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbc17c
  2. #d0c789
  3. #d5cd96
  4. #dbd4a3
  5. #e0dab0
  6. #e5e0be
  7. #eae6cb
  8. #efecd8
  9. #f5f3e5
  10. #faf9f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbc17c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbc17c
  2. #c4bb7c
  3. #bcb47d
  4. #b5ae7d
  5. #ada77e
  6. #a6a17e
  7. #9e9a7e
  8. #97947f
  9. #8f8d7f
  10. #888780
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4c0a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cdbd77 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0c17f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d6b8b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ccbe79 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cec17e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d2bc9e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbc17c {
  color: #cbc17c;
}
Background
.bg-cbc17c {
  background-color: #cbc17c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbc17c {
  border: 2px solid #cbc17c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbc17c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 193 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 43% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbc17c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbc17c, #adcb7c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbc17c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 193 124 / 0.35);
}

#bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 3.45 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.71 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 5.74 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.77 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 7.77 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.98 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 8.01 #343e83 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Dark Khaki
#cbc17c  rgb(203, 193, 124)  hsl(52, 43%, 64%)  Dark Khaki
#7c86cb  rgb(124, 134, 203)  hsl(232, 43%, 64%)  Glaucous
#7ccbc1  rgb(124, 203, 193)  hsl(172, 43%, 64%)  Medium Turquoise
#c17ccb  rgb(193, 124, 203)  hsl(292, 43%, 64%)  Floral Lavender