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#CBCC55

#cbcc55 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cbcc55 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 33.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.49% cyan, 0% magenta, 58.33% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 60.5°, with 53.85% saturation and 56.67% 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 12.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 5.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.5654

Complementary

  1. #cbcc55
  2. #5655cc

Split complementary

  1. #cbcc55
  2. #5590cc
  3. #9255cc

Analogous

  1. #cc9255
  2. #cbcc55
  3. #90cc55

Triadic

  1. #cbcc55
  2. #55cbcc
  3. #cc55cb

Tetradic

  1. #cbcc55
  2. #55cc56
  3. #5655cc
  4. #cc55cb

Square

  1. #cbcc55
  2. #55cc92
  3. #5655cc
  4. #cc5590

Monochromatic

  1. #68691f
  2. #a3a331
  3. #cbcc55
  4. #ddde90
  5. #efefcb

Shades

#cbcc55 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbcc55
  2. #b7b84d
  3. #a2a344
  4. #8e8f3c
  5. #7a7a33
  6. #66662b
  7. #515222
  8. #3d3d1a
  9. #292911
  10. #141409
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbcc55 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbcc55
  2. #d0d166
  3. #d5d677
  4. #dbdb88
  5. #e0e099
  6. #e5e6aa
  7. #eaebbb
  8. #eff0cc
  9. #f5f5dd
  10. #fafaee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbcc55 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbcc55
  2. #c4c459
  3. #bcbd5e
  4. #b5b562
  5. #adae66
  6. #a6a66b
  7. #9e9e6f
  8. #979773
  9. #8f8f77
  10. #88887c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8c8a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbc448 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dcc85c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d8c0b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5c74d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d6ca59 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d3c596 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbcc55 {
  color: #cbcc55;
}
Background
.bg-cbcc55 {
  background-color: #cbcc55;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbcc55 {
  border: 2px solid #cbcc55;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbcc55;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 204 85;
  --color-primary-hsl: 61 54% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbcc55 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbcc55, #90cc55);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbcc55 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 204 85 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.00 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.43 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.94 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.75 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 7.90 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.13 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.14 #3433aa Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Straw
#cbcc55  rgb(203, 204, 85)  hsl(61, 54%, 57%)  Straw
#5655cc  rgb(86, 85, 204)  hsl(241, 54%, 57%)  Iris
#55cbcc  rgb(85, 203, 204)  hsl(181, 54%, 57%)  Medium Turquoise
#cc55cb  rgb(204, 85, 203)  hsl(301, 54%, 57%)  Medium Orchid