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#CBCB50

#cbcb50 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cbcb50 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 79.61% green and 31.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 60.59% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 54.19% saturation and 55.49% 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 12.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 5.17.

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Relative luminance0.5599

Complementary

  1. #cbcb50
  2. #5050cb

Split complementary

  1. #cbcb50
  2. #508dcb
  3. #8d50cb

Analogous

  1. #cb8d50
  2. #cbcb50
  3. #8dcb50

Triadic

  1. #cbcb50
  2. #50cbcb
  3. #cb50cb

Tetradic

  1. #cbcb50
  2. #50cb50
  3. #5050cb
  4. #cb50cb

Square

  1. #cbcb50
  2. #50cb8d
  3. #5050cb
  4. #cb508d

Monochromatic

  1. #64641e
  2. #9f9f2f
  3. #cbcb50
  4. #dddd8b
  5. #eeeec6

Shades

#cbcb50 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbcb50
  2. #b7b748
  3. #a2a240
  4. #8e8e38
  5. #7a7a30
  6. #666628
  7. #515120
  8. #3d3d18
  9. #292910
  10. #141408
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbcb50 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbcb50
  2. #d0d062
  3. #d5d573
  4. #dbdb85
  5. #e0e096
  6. #e5e5a8
  7. #eaeab9
  8. #efefcb
  9. #f5f5dc
  10. #fafaee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbcb50 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbcb50
  2. #c4c455
  3. #bcbc5a
  4. #b5b55e
  5. #adad63
  6. #a6a668
  7. #9e9e6d
  8. #979772
  9. #8f8f76
  10. #88887b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8c8a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dac341 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dcc757 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d8bfb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d4c648 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5c955 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d3c494 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbcb50 {
  color: #cbcb50;
}
Background
.bg-cbcb50 {
  background-color: #cbcb50;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbcb50 {
  border: 2px solid #cbcb50;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbcb50;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 203 80;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 54% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbcb50 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbcb50, #8dcb50);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbcb50 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 203 80 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.17 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.78 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.89 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.65 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.93 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.02 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 8.11 #3434af Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Straw
#cbcb50  rgb(203, 203, 80)  hsl(60, 54%, 55%)  Straw
#5050cb  rgb(80, 80, 203)  hsl(240, 54%, 55%)  Iris
#50cbcb  rgb(80, 203, 203)  hsl(180, 54%, 55%)  Medium Turquoise
#cb50cb  rgb(203, 80, 203)  hsl(300, 54%, 55%)  Medium Orchid