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#CBCC52

#cbcc52 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cbcc52 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 80% green and 32.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.49% cyan, 0% magenta, 59.8% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 60.49°, with 54.46% saturation and 56.08% 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 12.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 5.11.

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Relative luminance0.5649

Complementary

  1. #cbcc52
  2. #5352cc

Split complementary

  1. #cbcc52
  2. #528ecc
  3. #9052cc

Analogous

  1. #cc9052
  2. #cbcc52
  3. #8ecc52

Triadic

  1. #cbcc52
  2. #52cbcc
  3. #cc52cb

Tetradic

  1. #cbcc52
  2. #52cc53
  3. #5352cc
  4. #cc52cb

Square

  1. #cbcc52
  2. #52cc90
  3. #5352cc
  4. #cc528e

Monochromatic

  1. #66671e
  2. #a1a230
  3. #cbcc52
  4. #dddd8d
  5. #efefc8

Shades

#cbcc52 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbcc52
  2. #b7b84a
  3. #a2a342
  4. #8e8f39
  5. #7a7a31
  6. #666629
  7. #515221
  8. #3d3d19
  9. #292910
  10. #141408
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbcc52 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbcc52
  2. #d0d163
  3. #d5d675
  4. #dbdb86
  5. #e0e097
  6. #e5e6a9
  7. #eaebba
  8. #eff0cb
  9. #f5f5dc
  10. #fafaee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbcc52 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbcc52
  2. #c4c457
  3. #bcbd5b
  4. #b5b560
  5. #adae64
  6. #a6a669
  7. #9e9e6e
  8. #979772
  9. #8f8f77
  10. #88887b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8c8a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbc444 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ddc859 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d8c0b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5c74a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d6ca56 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d3c595 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbcc52 {
  color: #cbcc52;
}
Background
.bg-cbcc52 {
  background-color: #cbcc52;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbcc52 {
  border: 2px solid #cbcc52;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbcc52;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 204 82;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 54% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbcc52 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbcc52, #8ecc52);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbcc52 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 204 82 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.11 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.46 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.74 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.88 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.99 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 8.06 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.25 #3433ad Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Straw
#cbcc52  rgb(203, 204, 82)  hsl(60, 54%, 56%)  Straw
#5352cc  rgb(83, 82, 204)  hsl(240, 54%, 56%)  Iris
#52cbcc  rgb(82, 203, 204)  hsl(180, 54%, 56%)  Medium Turquoise
#cc52cb  rgb(204, 82, 203)  hsl(300, 54%, 56%)  Medium Orchid