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#CBCC54

#cbcc54 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cbcc54 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 32.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.49% cyan, 0% magenta, 58.82% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 60.5°, with 54.05% saturation and 56.47% 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 5.03.

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Relative luminance0.5652

Complementary

  1. #cbcc54
  2. #5554cc

Split complementary

  1. #cbcc54
  2. #548fcc
  3. #9154cc

Analogous

  1. #cc9154
  2. #cbcc54
  3. #8fcc54

Triadic

  1. #cbcc54
  2. #54cbcc
  3. #cc54cb

Tetradic

  1. #cbcc54
  2. #54cc55
  3. #5554cc
  4. #cc54cb

Square

  1. #cbcc54
  2. #54cc91
  3. #5554cc
  4. #cc548f

Monochromatic

  1. #67681f
  2. #a2a331
  3. #cbcc54
  4. #ddde8f
  5. #efefca

Shades

#cbcc54 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbcc54
  2. #b7b84c
  3. #a2a343
  4. #8e8f3b
  5. #7a7a32
  6. #66662a
  7. #515222
  8. #3d3d19
  9. #292911
  10. #141408
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbcc54 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbcc54
  2. #d0d165
  3. #d5d676
  4. #dbdb87
  5. #e0e098
  6. #e5e6aa
  7. #eaebbb
  8. #eff0cc
  9. #f5f5dd
  10. #fafaee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbcc54 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbcc54
  2. #c4c458
  3. #bcbd5d
  4. #b5b561
  5. #adae66
  6. #a6a66a
  7. #9e9e6e
  8. #979773
  9. #8f8f77
  10. #88887c
  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 #c8c8a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbc446 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dcc85b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d8c0b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5c74c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d6ca58 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d3c596 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbcc54 {
  color: #cbcc54;
}
Background
.bg-cbcc54 {
  background-color: #cbcc54;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbcc54 {
  border: 2px solid #cbcc54;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbcc54;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 204 84;
  --color-primary-hsl: 61 54% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbcc54 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbcc54, #8fcc54);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbcc54 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 204 84 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.03 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.44 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.87 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.83 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 7.96 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.05 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.18 #3433ab Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Straw
#cbcc54  rgb(203, 204, 84)  hsl(61, 54%, 56%)  Straw
#5554cc  rgb(85, 84, 204)  hsl(241, 54%, 56%)  Iris
#54cbcc  rgb(84, 203, 204)  hsl(181, 54%, 56%)  Medium Turquoise
#cc54cb  rgb(204, 84, 203)  hsl(301, 54%, 56%)  Medium Orchid