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#CBCC48

#cbcc48 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cbcc48 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 80% green and 28.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.49% cyan, 0% magenta, 64.71% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 60.45°, with 56.41% saturation and 54.12% 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 12.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 5.56.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5635

Complementary

  1. #cbcc48
  2. #4948cc

Split complementary

  1. #cbcc48
  2. #4889cc
  3. #8b48cc

Analogous

  1. #cc8b48
  2. #cbcc48
  3. #89cc48

Triadic

  1. #cbcc48
  2. #48cbcc
  3. #cc48cb

Tetradic

  1. #cbcc48
  2. #48cc49
  3. #4948cc
  4. #cc48cb

Square

  1. #cbcc48
  2. #48cc8b
  3. #4948cc
  4. #cc4889

Monochromatic

  1. #60601b
  2. #9b9c2b
  3. #cbcc48
  4. #dcdd84
  5. #ededc0

Shades

#cbcc48 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbcc48
  2. #b7b841
  3. #a2a33a
  4. #8e8f32
  5. #7a7a2b
  6. #666624
  7. #51521d
  8. #3d3d16
  9. #29290e
  10. #141407
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbcc48 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbcc48
  2. #d0d15a
  3. #d5d66d
  4. #dbdb7f
  5. #e0e091
  6. #e5e6a4
  7. #eaebb6
  8. #eff0c8
  9. #f5f5da
  10. #fafaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbcc48 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbcc48
  2. #c4c44e
  3. #bcbd53
  4. #b5b559
  5. #adae5e
  6. #a6a664
  7. #9e9e6a
  8. #97976f
  9. #8f8f75
  10. #88887a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8c8a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcc436 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ddc851 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9c0b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5c73e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d6ca4d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d3c593 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbcc48 {
  color: #cbcc48;
}
Background
.bg-cbcc48 {
  background-color: #cbcc48;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbcc48 {
  border: 2px solid #cbcc48;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbcc48;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 204 72;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 56% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbcc48 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbcc48, #89cc48);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbcc48 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 204 72 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.56 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.19 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.70 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.15 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 7.84 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.57 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 8.62 #3433b7 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Straw
#cbcc48  rgb(203, 204, 72)  hsl(60, 56%, 54%)  Straw
#4948cc  rgb(73, 72, 204)  hsl(240, 56%, 54%)  Iris
#48cbcc  rgb(72, 203, 204)  hsl(180, 56%, 54%)  Dark Turquoise
#cc48cb  rgb(204, 72, 203)  hsl(300, 56%, 54%)  Medium Orchid