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#CBCC72

#cbcc72 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cbcc72 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 80% green and 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.49% cyan, 0% magenta, 44.12% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 60.67°, with 46.88% saturation and 62.35% 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 12.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 5.37.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.571

Complementary

  1. #cbcc72
  2. #7372cc

Split complementary

  1. #cbcc72
  2. #729ecc
  3. #a072cc

Analogous

  1. #cca072
  2. #cbcc72
  3. #9ecc72

Triadic

  1. #cbcc72
  2. #72cbcc
  3. #cc72cb

Tetradic

  1. #cbcc72
  2. #72cc73
  3. #7372cc
  4. #cc72cb

Square

  1. #cbcc72
  2. #72cca0
  3. #7372cc
  4. #cc729e

Monochromatic

  1. #78792c
  2. #b0b140
  3. #cbcc72
  4. #e0e0aa
  5. #f4f5e2

Shades

#cbcc72 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbcc72
  2. #b7b867
  3. #a2a35b
  4. #8e8f50
  5. #7a7a44
  6. #666639
  7. #51522e
  8. #3d3d22
  9. #292917
  10. #14140b
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbcc72 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbcc72
  2. #d0d180
  3. #d5d68e
  4. #dbdb9c
  5. #e0e0aa
  6. #e5e6b9
  7. #eaebc7
  8. #eff0d5
  9. #f5f5e3
  10. #fafaf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbcc72 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbcc72
  2. #c4c473
  3. #bcbd75
  4. #b5b576
  5. #adae78
  6. #a6a679
  7. #9e9e7a
  8. #97977c
  9. #8f8f7d
  10. #88887f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9c9ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d9c56b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dac976 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d6c2b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d3c86e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4ca75 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d2c6a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbcc72 {
  color: #cbcc72;
}
Background
.bg-cbcc72 {
  background-color: #cbcc72;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbcc72 {
  border: 2px solid #cbcc72;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbcc72;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 204 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 61 47% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbcc72 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbcc72, #9ecc72);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbcc72 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 204 114 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.37 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 5.68 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.96 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 7.15 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 7.45 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.47 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.82 #34338d Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Straw
#cbcc72  rgb(203, 204, 114)  hsl(61, 47%, 62%)  Straw
#7372cc  rgb(115, 114, 204)  hsl(241, 47%, 62%)  Medium Slate Blue
#72cbcc  rgb(114, 203, 204)  hsl(181, 47%, 62%)  Medium Turquoise
#cc72cb  rgb(204, 114, 203)  hsl(301, 47%, 62%)  Orchid